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ok, ok, I'll be more specific. I've been living in Garner for about 5 years. My husband was born and raised here. Never lived more than 10 miles from the home he grew up in. He has recently taken a job at Duke and we are thinking about moving up there to save on commute time/cost. My ideal is to live East, South, or South-east of the campus, within a 5-mile radius of his office (which is on the NE side of campus).
If I thought we could find what we're looking for (3+/2+, 2500+sq ft, 2 car garage), in the price range we need (<250k), I'd LOVE to live in Trinity Park.
Alas.
So I'm digging around on Realtor dot com and see some possibilities in Hope Valley, Hope Valley Farms, Woodcroft (or maybe it's called Woodlake?). What other neighborhoods should I peruse in that area?
And I can drive around the neighborhoods, but how do I reeaally figure things out? We have toddler twins and I'll have to start thinking about school for 2015. There seem to be so many ways to judge whether a school is "good" or not. The crime statistics for all of Durham are really alarming (compared to Garner). How do I drill it down by neighborhood?
When I moved here I moved into the house my husband had already been living in. We didn't have kids then. Figuring out the whole neighborhood thing suddenly seems like a life or death decision
Ain't that the truth!!!! Married, twins, SAHM sheesh - I wouldn't have believed it if you'd told me this is what my 2013 life would look like. But it's great :-)
I thought that was at the Late Great Hibernian on Glenwood, IIRC.
I was at one at the Hibernian in May 2008 but this was several months or perhaps a year later. I met Jenny when a just a few of us met at Rudino's on High House....
You were there, DH and myself, NedB with his wife/kids and the ever elusive, In & Out, Exit MA Now...etc etc.
This doesn't happen to be the Jenny with the PPB diaper bag by any chance?? if so, you will know which twin mom I am
We are selling our house and trying to figure out where to live too!
If you want, I can get you in touch with another twin mom who lives in Durham--I'm sure she'd be of some help
I was at one at the Hibernian in May 2008 but this was several months or perhaps a year later. I met Jenny when a just a few of us met at Rudino's on High House....
You were there, DH and myself, NedB with his wife/kids and the ever elusive, In & Out, Exit MA Now...etc etc.
hahahaha good ol' Exit MA - he's a good friend of mine. We were co-workers and I chastised him all the time about being a troll. He's moved to Florida now so I suppose he hasn't graced these forums in some time. We can only hope he's tormenting people on the Tampa Bay forums now! I have a special place in my heart for him because I met him at that meetup in 2008 and he is the one who gave me the lead on the job I got. It was a fantastic job, I loved working with him, and I am forever grateful for having had that opportunity.
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This doesn't happen to be the Jenny with the PPB diaper bag by any chance?? if so, you will know which twin mom I am
We are selling our house and trying to figure out where to live too!
If you want, I can get you in touch with another twin mom who lives in Durham--I'm sure she'd be of some help
Yup, that's me! LOL How'd you catch me? I haven't told anyone (family, friends, etc) yet that we are going to do this, and the timeline is flexible. Next week or 18 months from now, who knows? So let's keep it on the down low for now (the rest of the exec board would kill me if they thought I was going to abandon them!!!). (p.s. I declined the purple PPB bag and wanted another on CL but someone else snatched it. Argh!)
So my hubby is going to go driving around tomorrow while I attend a function that CAbornNClivin should also be attending
He has printed out listings for 7 houses in the general area we think we like. I'd still love more info about the wedge of Durham sandwiched between 147/501/I40
Hehe.....Jenny, Garner, twins...you're the only person I know that fits that description...lol. And the way you wrote the post sounds just like you in person!
No worries; I won't say anything!!
I will say, Durham gets a bad rap, but there are some very nice areas and there's a lot to do out there. We were just there today at the Life & Science museum and had a great time. My friend with twins (and a singleton) said she is there most Saturdays. Our boys had lots of fun, so I can totally understand why!
I won't be at the function tomorrow (I didn't know it was for old members too, but I guess that makes sense!) Have fun!
Hey! I remember meeting you too! Back then I was a SAHM and now I'm a WOHM who doesn't even live in the Triangle anymore (but I still have a lot of family there). Congratulations on all the changes!
I have family who used to live in Woodcroft, but they intentionally moved before the kids hit school age. It's a nice neighborhood with great trails. I also have family who lived in MaryDell, which is a great neighborhood but may be a little higher than your price range. There are so many more strip malls in that area now, though, that it is hard to think of it as the same place.
Don't know if you've looked at this link but it has been posted here a couple of times and is good for schools: Strong Durham Schools
Also, you might want to look north. I have some friends who have raised their kids in the Treyburn area and have been very happy.
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