My husband and I couldn't afford a home in the DC suburbs. We moved to the Chesapeake Bay and never looked back.

My husband and I couldn't afford a home in the DC suburbs. We moved to the Chesapeake Bay and never looked back.

Lauren Evoy Davis with her family dog on their front porch.Courtesy of Lauren Evoy DavisMy husband and I both worked full-time jobs, but couldn't afford to buy a home near DC for $430,000.We moved away in the early 2010s to Calvert County, Maryland, near the Chesapeake Bay.While I miss some aspects of living near DC, I love our home and our life here.My husband and I welcomed our second daughter in November 2012 and started house-hunting for a b…