…to have a house again. A really good feeling.
And, minute by minute we are falling more and more in love with our neighborhood. I mean, how can you not fall in love when:
- Several neighbors have already introduced themselves and even loaned us tools.
- People are pushing strollers and walking dogs everywhere.
- I asked a lady at the grocery store carrying coupons for recommendations on shopping spots. She spent ten minutes offering detail descriptions at the pros and cons of each store…all the time her husband wandered around pushing the shopping cart, patiently.
- The preschool kids go walking by your house on trash pickup day and the trash men smile (yes, actually smile! I didn’t know trash men smiled!) and wave to the kids as they drive by.
As you can imagine we are pretty smitten with the place. However, there’s a lot that we still need to get used to. For one, we haven’t completely adapted to the urban suburban setting. When people walk by or cars slow down by our house, we often look to see who it is, knowing full well they aren’t stopping to see us. Along with people, we can hear planes, trains and automobiles. They aren’t really obtrusive (we aren’t on top of an interstate, after all), but it will take some getting used to. But we are really up for the adventure to try something new and enjoy what the neighborhood and community has to offer.