I know that area well. For a time, we rented just south of the community college, when Rancho Viejo was fairly new.
We hope to be able to move back someday -- if not to Santa Fe then perhaps somewhere else in the mountain west. But I would certainly love to return to my "other" hometown if destiny allows. We moved away (back to OK) when my father-in-law took ill, stayed as more grandkids were being born, got "stuck" when I was fortunate to find a good job (and even more fortunate and "stuck" when the economy turned sour a couple years later)... and so then we were here to help my step-daughter's family through a period of divorce and life-rebuilding, which is still ongoing. But now that her kids are all teens and pre-teens, and their mom is getting her life in order, we may hopefully find that we don't need to stay "stuck" here forever. Maybe the stars and planets will align, and an opportunity will present itself. But, as far as I can tell, we'll still be in the Sooner state for at least the foreseeable future.
I'm happy you've found your happiness in Santa Fe. Good choice. 
It's a beautiful place.
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