More on Waukesha

So, our trip is over and we still don't have a place to live up in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In fact, if I'm going to be honest, I was in tears by Saturday and we paid extra to get home early on Sunday if that tells you anything. First, the good news - The good news is that Waukesha (and the surrounding area) is a totally quaint town and livable - good shopping nearby - two Walmarts within driving distance, good restaurants, and real suburbia. The sign below welcoming you to Waukesha should tell you that it is small town. Also, David's work building looks more like a wearhouse than an office so that is pretty representative of where we are going to live the next year. Other good news is that David met his new boss and liked him very much. He feels it will be a good marketing rotation.

Cooper Power Systems building

Cooper's oh-so luxurious sign

Her's the BAD news - rental market is scarce and house prices are ridiculously high. We couldn't find anything to rent and what we did find was frankly, unlivable, for us. All the homes were built in the 1950s and not redone at all. See an example of a house below that I am talking about. Every neighborhood in Waukesha is pretty much like this. We found a few areas that were nicer but they were further away or didn't have any options for us to rent in those neighborhoods. What we did find was $600 more than what we pay now a month for our house here in GA. That is quite a jump in our budget for housing. Worst case scenario - living in an apartment again which we haven't done since we were first married. The other options are living further out and David having more of a drive so we are looking into that as well.

All in all, we are remaining hopeful and staying positive. We only have 3 weeks left here in GA and I am missing it already!