I wanted to share my new discovery with all of you: the local public library!
Have you gone, recently?
I moved back to my hometown, and feel like a tourist...but in a good way! Growing up in a large city, there was always entertainment galore waiting at my fingertips. Now that I have moved back home, but now as a mom and a wife, the city of my youth has changed. The good news is: so have I!
I visited my first local public library a month ago with my toddler. Sure, I've been to the college libraries a million times, but never to the scary, seemingly isolated public library. I may be the last person to have found this out: but the local libraries feature storytimes and crafts for kids, book clubs for adults, movie nights for teens...and many, many other monthly community events! What a great way to meet your neighbors, enjoy some very inexpensive entertainment, and learn a little something, too! You can check out new release DVDs and videos, learning activities for kids, books (duh!), and use their internet and computers for free.
Anyways, I would love to hear if you've discovered anything "new" in your community that has always been there...but you were too busy (or, in my case, I thought I was "too cool"!) to visit.
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The town square used to be the center of all community activity. These days, it can be hard to figure out where the center of town actually is.
However, with improved roads and all the local development, one lovely town square is now a lot closer than it used to be, and easier to reach. What used to take nearly half an hour to get to now takes around 10 minutes. Early every Saturday morning since March, I've been joining a running group that meets at our favorite running store just off town square and we take various routes around town and along the river. Every other weekend through summer, there is a community festival of one sort or another, so we get to do a little shopping and chatting after our run.
My DH and I have been trying to figure out where to retire, and I'm discovering why some of our friends opted to move to that little town. I have even run from the Square to the golf course where our friends live!
I miss living in San Francisco, where we could walk to the market and run all our errands. This little town around the square has a similar draw, and a charm all its own.
It's good for the soul, like Tina said, to be able to enjoy community like this.
June 19, 2008 - 4:18pmThis Comment
Yes! It is so strange you shared this because my husband and I recently discovered something 'new' in our community. About two weeks ago, the tennis courts we normally play at were being used for a tournament. Because no courts were available, we decided to head over to some other courts to play. On the way over, my husband looked down a side street, saying he noticed some different courts at the end of the road and decided to explore.
Sure enough, at the end of the street was a beautiful tennis court elevated above a lake. We were aware of the lake but had never seen it from this angle. It looked almost 'European' and the view was amazing. After our game (an embarrassing slaughter -- he won) we sat out on a bench behind the courts and just watched people cruise by in their boats as the sun went down. What a great experience. Good for the body and the soul.
We couldn't believe we lived in the area for six -- almost seven years -- and had no idea ... Who knew?
June 19, 2008 - 2:19pmThis Comment