walking to the doctor's office!From 1997 to 2009 I lived with my family in the country, excepting of course the months I was away at college. The fresh air, trees, sunshine, swamp, and seclusion warm my heart even to think about. I still consider myself as a true Greenfield-girl at heart. Still, I knew that I could be happy living anywhere with the right man someday. I had enough requirements for a husband, and where we were to live certainly was not one of them. ;-)
Now I find myself in suburbia. We're within walking distance from two different grocery stores, not to mention Starbucks, Hallmark, the dry cleaner's, a cheap haircut place, fast food. And now that I have a little one, I appreciate the walking distance even more. It's so much pleasanter and easier to walk someplace than to load the baby up in the carseat.
Today we walked to the pediatrician's office. Gemma is in the 90th percentile all around--height, weight, head circumference. Actually, the doctor said "90th-95th" for height. :-D
In my ideal world, there would also be a post office within walking distance. That's one place it's kind of a hassle to get to. And all the states between here and Greenfield would be swept to the side, so that we would only have a short drive to visit our parents.
Someday, after Jesus comes back, we will live in the new earth where everything will be ideal. My ideas about ideal are undoubtedly a bit off, but everything will be perfect nonetheless! Lord, hasten the day!
oh my, look at that little schmoo! Gemma's cute too!
ReplyDeleteI always considered myself a country girl too, but am loving town living as well with a little one. Sidewalks, parks, doing our errands with the stroller/carrier instead of the van. Love it. I would love to live in the country again, but I'm thinking now I'd like to wait until the kids are older. We'll see. God may have other plans!!! :)
ReplyDeleteBTW Gemma is so ridiculously cute! Love all the pictures of her!
I love living in a neighborhood... most of the time. I do get tired of high shirtless teenagers hanging out the neighbor's windows smoking and swearing and heckling us if we are outside. I otherwise love seeing people around and life going on around us and I really love being able to walk everywhere. I was so depressed when we lived in the townhouse and there were never people around, it was lonely and creepy.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy there are places in America where you can survive (much of the time) without a car. I haven't driven in over 3 years!! I love walking and depend on my stroller and baby carriers.
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