Currently we are in a one acre lot with a fairly large house out in the country. We really love the house, but it is a long way from civilization (25 minutes to the closest full-size grocery store. We decided that, as I am very close to real retirement now, we probably should get closer to town on a smaller, easier-to-maintain lot. Our offer to buy just such a place was just accepted. It has the added benefit that we can walk to a ton of different restaurants, parks, the river, the lake, coffee houses, live theater, etc., etc. And the grocery stores are five minutes from the house.