So I’ve been having these really weird dreams recently; more like nightmares. They all have a common theme: a lot of stuff. In the most recent dream, there were bikes, shelves of computer parts, monitors, books, gizmos, and everything in between. For some reason it was necessary to move these objects around.

Unlike some dreams, this one seems firmly footed in reality. We’re planning on moving in the coming months. That brings with it the happiness of new environments and the dread of packing up all this crap. Even in a tiny one bedroom apartment there’s a lot to pack, and there’s the furniture to move, which is always a treat.

We’re planning on overlapping our leases, at least for a week or two. It will cost me some money, but it’s easier than doing one of those “mad dash” weekend moves. And it’s really a matter of logistics, too. New Braunfels is 55 miles away and you can only handle so many trips a day along delightful I-35.

This weekend we’ll be scoping out the area some more. We’ve a general idea of the part of town we’d like to be in (as close to old “downtown” as possible). The challenge is finding a place in that area, as most of it is single family homes. (We figure that it’s best to rent as close to the place we’d like to buy as possible. No point in renting cheap along I-35 when that’s not where we want to end up. It wouldn’t give us an accurate “flavor” of the neighborhood.)

There are a couple of homes for rent, so those will be our first choices (if we can afford them). If not, then possibly a converted space along mainstreet (second floor apartment over a business). Last choice would be a traditional apartment building. (We didn’t see much in the way of duplexes, at least not in the area we want to be.)

For those following along with their maps, this is the general area we’re looking at: