We found our new home!
We went apartment hunting this weekend in Chicago.
Some of the places we saw were amazing, impossible to describe. One apartment looked down onto the El, where several trains all meet together down in the Loop. It was a beautiful, snow covered view, onto a busy, bustling city. Some were lofts, one had a pool, and several had views of the lake and river. But after seeing a million units, (probably more like a dozen) we got lucky and found our perfect new place. Two blocks from the Red Line, across the street from a main bus stop, with an in-unit laundry and indoor parking spot (two hot commodities!), and a very short car ride to Target and grocery stores. Here are some pictures of our new apartment!