Fort Collins - future home of the Chan Clan?

We recently returned from Fort Collins, CO. We loved it! What a beautiful city.

It's known for it's mild 4 seasons and as a superb city for raising families. We loved it so much that we were sad to leave. Old Town Fort Collins is what Disneyland's Mainstreet is designed after! It has so much character and there is green grass and trees everywhere!

The people were sooo friendly. The public parks are amazing and there is so much to do outside. Molly loved the amount of openess and space. We both loved the size of the lots - especially those that opened to open spaces and greenbelts. They have trails, miles of bike paths, many lakes, parks, and shopping. It had all the amenities of a big city, but with the small city feel. It only took us about 10 minutes to get across town - in rush hour!!! What a change.

Main street has lights decorating all of the trees. It's beautiful at night time. The restaurants seemed quite good - very casual. The shops were unique and definitely have a home-town feel. The weather was perfect mid-70s. The breezes were clear and dust-free. Fort Collins is a short drive from the rockies, 6 hours to SLC, and 12 hrs to Canada. We loved the weather! Even though it was cooler, it still felt quite warm because of the altitude. It even snowed the day we left after the entire day was about mid-70!

At this time - I think we're going to stay put in Arizona. Pay off as much as possible in student loans. Save as much as possible. Hopefully the vinyl business will take off as well and generate some extra income. The market in Colorado seems to be a little more stable than in Arizona, so we're sure we can probably find a great deal even in a couple of years.