So last night I went and checked out our new house for the first time. That’s right the Griffis family is like a band of gypsies. We moved about 4 months ago into an apartment in Plantation to save on some money. Now thanks to the current housing market we are able to move back into a house in Weston for $25/month less than we are currently paying for our apartment and storage unit.

There are obviously some amenity benefits to living in a house over an apartment. For example, you don’t hear footsteps over your head or arguing neighbors. Or there is the pipes rattling every time somebody flushes. You don’t have to know your neighbors schedule by the closing of doors.

For me I am only awake at home for +/- 6 hrs per day and I sleep like a rock. But for my wife and son this was a very hard transition and I feel like a better husband and dad to be able to get them out. Now my son will have a safe place to ride his bike. We will be able to take family strolls at night without being next to busy streets. My wife will feel safe enough to resume her morning runs.

There is a small yard to play croquet or tag and a screened in patio to entertain our guests. My son’s toy area will no longer be what many would consider the dining area and he will once again have an area designated to home school. Depending on if we can get our current furniture to work my wife may get her own little reading nook. I almost forgot the garden tub to recreate a spa environment at a much reduced price.

There is a great community playground and we will be really close to our old neighborhood where Owen has some friends that he has been missing. My wife did all the leg work finding the house and found us a real bargain. Now all that is left to do is move over the next few weeks so that we can host our church Christmas Party.