Jeremy took me out for ice cream last night hopping that would bring spring around. After ice cream we drove around town looking a some of the houses (we live in a town of 1300 people and we were both born and raised here so we know pretty much everyone...LOL) Amazing how quickly things change. Seemed like, especially when I was younger, the houses were further apart and the yards were HUGE but we are getting a little bit of growth in town and that's always nice for a small town. My Grandfather was Mayor here for many many years. And to most everyone in town, he was the best mayor we ever had. He did so much for this community. I have always been known as Jerry's Granddaughter. Or an Allen Girl. I have thought about leaving town so many times. I think that I am a little bit of a city girl confined in a country girl body. I love were I live don't get me wrong. Cornfields, Bean field all around. No real crime. You can let your kids play outside without worrying about what will happen. You know all your kids teachers cause they were your teachers and the same man delivered my mail for almost 20 yrs. I remember running out to the mail box to get a sucker everyday during the summer. We would see him pull up and run out barefooted to make sure her didn't leave before we got the sucker. Our neighbors were the nicest people ever. On the North side it was Donna...She was like a second Grandma to us. She treated us with so much love and I had a HUGE Crush on her Grandson that is a year older than me but that's a whole other blog. On the South side were the Hannants. A lovely couple. Mr Hannant always grew and garden in the summer and Mrs Hannant always borrowed our clothesline. Mrs. Hannant would invite us in for lemonade and cookies just about everyday. She would always pretend like she didn't know what we had done all day and ask us about it but as I got older I could see her standing at the window or sitting in her rocker watching us play. I think she was just longing for her children back that were now grown and away. They were wonderful people!! I remember riding my bike down the street to my cousins every day and having to walk my bike across the "highway" which was no more than a heavier traffic area. We walked to school and home. We left our doors unlocked. We could stay home alone. It's a beautiful place. Most of it hasn't changed at all. I live in a different part of town. I am still known as Jerry's granddaughter and kids can pretty much still do all the same stuff I did when I was younger with out any of the city like consequences. So why would anyone ever want to leave, right?
I feel the pull of fast paced living. Where not everyone knows your entire family history. Where I can meet new people and decide for myself if they are nice. I want to walk into a place that no one knows my name. I want to be that person that no one knows! I want my kids to experience diversity that I didn't experience until I got my drivers license, But why would you leave a place where everyone knows your name...Everyone waves Hello...Everyone watches out for you. DH loves where we live. Loves the slow. I do to most of the time. And I can't really think of a better place to raise kids. but I get an inkling for that fast pace every once in a while...
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