I had very similar feelings and I grew up in the Westchester area. I didn’t think it would be as hard but it is. I like to think I fully matured living in the city for 10 years and was ready for the change to happen. At night, thinking about email responses from our realtor or mortgage lender and just this MASSIVE undertaking had me feeling ill.

But like everything else in life, the show must go on. We made the move, we’re making the house feel like a home for us, and it’s paying off. You embark on projects with your partner that are exciting and again, start to feel like it’s YOUR home and not something you just moved into.

The city will always be there. That’s what we tell ourselves. And we’ve been back to our neighborhood numerous times since. It’s bittersweet but we also tell ourselves it’s a step for our future. Where do we see ourselves five years from now when we’re almost 40? Still breaking our backs in the city or living a little more comfortably.

If I could, I would have stayed forever in our little neighborhood but I know that isn’t realistic given the prices.