Two things changed for Brie and I when we lived in Virginia. The first was that we really learned to appreciate living a simpler life. Being in an area that in many ways was out of sync with the urban areas we had lived in we really enjoyed the friendliness and integrity of the people we met. The second, and for us probably more profound, is that we learned how to live without all the "modern conviences" we were use to having at our fingertips. Why do I bring this up? With Brie's recent trips to Fresno to help out at her parents business there has been some discussions as to whether we would be interested in building a house out on the 20 Acres of Peach Orchard they own in the west side of Fresno, in a pretty remote area. My answer, of course, is a resounding YES!! When we moved back to California I was very happy we were moving to Tracy as I thought it would be a good balance of the city life we had loved in San Jose and San Diego yet, still retain some of the country living we had grown to enjoy in Virginia and it has been a great place to live and I could continue living here for a long time. But even before there was talk of building a house in Fresno, Brie and I had discussed that if we could ever afford to buy a house in Tracy what neighborhood would we want it in and we both agreed that actually moving out into the farmland here would be ideal for us. I'm not saying we are moving to Fresno anytime soon, but when it comes time for Brie and I to buy another house it will not be in a city, it will be in the country because that is where I think I most want to be when and if I grow old.