25 Reasons Why We Love Living in a House

1. Curbside garbage pickup
2. Two-car garage
3. A mailbox at the end of the driveway
4. No rent checks
5. Curbside garbage pickup
6. No pet deposits
7. No complaining neighbors that live downstairs
8. Bird feeders are allowed
9. No loud music bumping TLC's "No Scrubs" at 2 a.m.
10. Curbside garbage pickup
11. Getting to see all the pretty Christmas lights throughout the neighborhood
12. Having a nonhyphenated address (i.e., 6801-204 Highline Street)
13. Not having to carry groceries and Christmas presents up a flight of stairs
14. Not having to carry a Christmas tree up a hill AND then up a flight of stairs
15. Curbside garbage pickup
16. A kitchen with counter space
17. A refrigerator with an ice maker
18. Never having to buy stove drip pans again
19. Packages are actually left at door, rather than at the leasing office or post office
20. Curbside garbage pickup.
21. Trick-or-treaters aren't 15 years old ("Gimme yo' candy.")
22. No bright parking lot lights shining in our bedroom at night
23. Good insulation for low utility bills
24. A garbage disposal that doesn't sound like a Boeing 777
25. Curbside garbage pickup

Did I mention that we like having curbside garbage pickup? :-) Perhaps the greatest modern convenience ever.