Let this serve as our love note to Idaho, and specifically the Boise metro area. After spending nearly a week scouting out the area, we just wanted to take this opportunity to express our fondness for her.
We set out to come "live" in the Boise area, even if only for a short time. To determine how difficult traffic really is, how accessible grocery/clothing/basic necessity stores were, if parks/playgrounds were somewhere we would actually want to allow our children to play, how safe and "homey" the neighborhoods were, to find local eateries we could imagine frequenting, and to converse with the locals. We did all of the above and then some.
-Traffic was very manageable and I think is likely all in perspective. We faced down Eagle Rd at 5-5:30 pm and didn't wince once!
-There really are a lot of trees! And it's lovely! Though the trees do make for difficult observations of the zoo animals!
-Meridian stole our hearts- great little town that is working to cater to and accommodate young families
-There are *really* nice playgrounds all around, specifically Settlers Park and the little playgrounds/fountains near the Boise River
-We circled Boise and its outer edges searching for "ghetto", rundown areas and just couldn't find it. It is more than apparent that Boise works to keep a clean, safe, vibrant town to encourage and edify families.
-Between Fred Meyer/WinCo/Whole Foods, one should comfortably be able to feed their family well and at a great price...We lurve WinCo
-The surrounding area has Old Navy, Wal-Mart, and a variety of thrift stores for clothing stores- I'm sure there were others, we just noticed some of the main ones we know we and others frequent. It goes without saying that Wal-Mart has everything you could ever need and a lot that you never would!
-The Greenbelt River Walk was wonderful, green, lush, relaxing and reminiscent of the best parts of the south, yet without the bugs and snakes! We are so looking forward to rafting/playing down that beautiful river one day!
Everyone of the locals to whom we'd mentioned we were considering making the move said the same thing, "It's a great place to raise a family." After living it for a very brief time, it seems to be very much the case.
So, inversions-shmersions....Boise...Idaho- wow! Thank you for being a gracious host!
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