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[Oct. 19th, 2008|10:16 am] |
Hey, Internet! It's been a while. You look a bit older and more haggard, I'm sorry to say.
So! I'm a suburbanite now. And we're not talking about some just-outside-the-city-limits wussy kind of suburb, we're talking all-out, sub division, retention pond, corn-field-surrounded, actually looking forward to the Chili's Coming Soon kind of suburb. There's a peach tree in our yard and and the association will fine us if our grass grows more than 6 inches high. I so want to test this limit, and see if they actually send someone (who gets this job? an intern?) out to kneel down in our lawn with a ruler. I would loan them my ruler, just to get the photo.
ANYWAY, our verdict on the 'burbs: Not so bad. In fact, after agonizing over our decision, worrying that we would be board stiff and Dylan would grow up without an ounce of culture in his soul, buyer's remorse buyer's remorse blah blah blah, we are surprised to find ourselves happy as little suburban clams. Turns out there is a reason people move to the 'burbs when they have kids: It makes your life easier. And I guess maybe after a year of the worst living situation under the sun--screaming, light-sleeping baby, neighbors' dogs incessant howling and barking, living above a construction site (did I never mention that? about my landlord turning the unfinished basement into an apartment? the basement below our apartment? where we lived with a baby? and how he didn't nap for four months? and how I almost lost my mind?)--peace and quiet is what we needed. And quiet is the one thing there is plenty of out here: The silence is deafening. Even the dogs don't bark. My dad says it's like something out of a science fiction movie. It's wonderful. The quiet is wonderful. I want to marry the quiet, or at least let it go up my shirt.
Dylan! Took his first steps yesterday! He will be 1 year old in three weeks! He says some words! He loves music! He likes to brush his teeth with no shirt on!:
And me? I miss blogging. I'm going to try to find some time for it. So you just sit right there, on the edge of your seat. |
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From: (Anonymous)
2008-11-04 06:49 pm (UTC)
welcome back! | (Link)
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Every once in awhile, I would randomly check, in hopes that your blog would return. I took a chance on Election Day. And although there is no 11/4 post (yet), I was thrilled to find a few recent ones. Hooray!
-Sue | |
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