And you know, it's funny how once you make a decision, your eyes open up a bit to the logic of that decision.
In the past week alone, I've gone to two baseball games, one football game, one schmoozy cocktail party and one dinner--all within blocks of the area we plan to move to. I mean walking distance. Oh yeah--this Sunday I'm doing a 25 mile bike ride/fundraiser--you guessed it, it's right there as well.
In each case it was a 45 minute drive there in the early evening, and a 45 minute drive home late at night. So yeah, given our lifestyles, there'll be some real conveniences to living downtown.