i met some of the women who are going to be my new neighbors! i had to drop off a check today at the builder's office and decided since it was a nice afternoon, i'd take the kids to the playground. we've been to the playground before, but usually in the morning and we've always been the only ones there.
but today.
oh, today.
i drove up to the playground and there were 5 or 6 moms with tons of little kids running around. i was a) glad to see so many little kids and b) nervous about being the new mom on the block and figured no one would talk to me.
enter marty.
she came right up to me and introduced herself and asked if i lived in the neighborhood. i told her we were building our house and were moving in the spring. she laughed and said she did the same thing when she was building her house - she'd come to the playground with her kids hoping to meet other moms.
so she introduced me to the other moms and it turns out that one of them will live on on our street (she moves in next month) and will live two houses away from us AND her son goes to the same preschool as kate and jack (carpoool!). marty was so, so nice. her son is a month younger than kate and she actually had on a tshirt that i have - it says 'i'm too sexy for my minivan.' how could i not like her?? plus, she loves all the same junky reality tv shows i love :)
so it was wonderful. met some moms, kate and jack met some other little kids and i am more excited than before (if that's possible) to move into the new neighborhood. my in-laws moved into their neighborhood 30 years ago when it was first built and some of their best friends to this day are friends they met when the all moved into the neighborhood. everyone was new, so everyone went out of their way to meet each other.
i think that's what maple lawn is going to be like.
i hope!
Thursday, September 07, 2006
sweet!
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I'm so happy for you! YEAH!
that's fantastic! i grew up in a neighborhood where everyone knew each other and we had neighborhood picnics and parties throughout the year. when my parents asked me in 6th grade if we should move to a bigger house, i remember wondering why we would move away from the neighbors(we didn't move...but now i understand the question as i realize how small our house was!). it was wonderful growing up in that community and my mother is still close to most of the people who still live there. it sounds like you have a found a place that will create a similar experience. i'm so excited for you!
-Elizabeth
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