We moved to the AZ Valley in October last year. Rented a house in a fabulous quaint neighborhood for the first seven months. We decided that this was probably 'it' for us, so started house hunting.

Found the PERFECT house to grow old together it. It suits our tastes and personalities, as it's very modern, and meets those "must haves" that were on our list:
view from living room and 2 bedrooms
 2 car garage
one floor ('cuz sometimes those knees can be a little bothersome!)

Downside? Well, now we find ourselves living in a VERY hilly area. After about 6 years of all flat area, this has come as a shock to my hamstrings as I'm climbing the hills on my walk.

What gets me through? There's a downslope that gets me into my driveway, no matter whether I head right or left out of my driveway it's a downhill walk to get back to my house! (yay!)

While 'downhill both ways' wasn't on the "must have list" while we were house shopping, it sure is sweet!

Here's a photo of our living room view. *sigh*