Totally get that -- and I'll admit, my time living in the District was fun. And convenient in so many ways, especially cuz I worked downtown for 15 years. Didn't live in downtown Philly or NYC, but spent a lot of time at friends' places who did when I was in my 20s. Enjoyed all of that....but once hitched, we didn't want to raise the kiddos in the city. At this point in life, I'm just getting tired of the metro area(s), period....grew up in northecentral PA, and you can take the boy out of the mountains, but you can't take the...well, you know.