WATERTOWN - BOSTON - REAL ESTATE TIMING

It took a while, but my colleague gave her notice today. They're moving to some point where Watertown and Belmont (?) meet. Her hubby's been happily living in Cambridge for a year, she fell in love with the area on her first (!) visit about a week ago - thanks to littlek for the resto recommendation that might have tipped the balance.

They didn't even go to the restaurant! While the Watertown/Belmont area doesn't have great rail service to the city, it has busses!

Ole

She's still telling everyone about it.

She loves how everyone walks, takes buses, rides bikes. I didn't mention that your winter is crazier than ours.

Ole!

Perhaps you should mention that! Or, if she's moving here no matter what, maybe don't tell her until October.

They signed the lease on the weekend. She gave notice at work. Jb and the kid are moving.

Ok, so it's probably now ok to warn her about our winters. #1 priority are waterproof winter boots (LL Bean makes reasonable ones). My guess is that the amount of slush we have here might be a big difference between here and there, but I could be wrong.

She's more of a Louboutin girl than an LL Bean gal, but she'll figure it out.

Their daughter will love it - she's a wonderful winter baby!

Funny I just saw this - I lived on the Belmont Watertown line over 15 years ago - in Belmont. Loved the area. It was easy to get into Boston - just a bus ride to Harvard Square or a short drive to the train line. Quick and easy to drive in from there as well.

That's off Route 2, yes? If so, it's not too terribly far from us.

Yes - near route 2. I lived about a mile from the Watertown line. To drive, I'd actually go through Watertown and hop onto the Mass Pike near Newton - quickest way in during rush hour.

And after that I moved to Arlington - right off route 2 - and bonus I could walk to Alewife from where I lived.

Not bonus - my roommate ended up being Kathy Bates when she was on Misery -