Saturday, June 16, 2007
ON THE DIVA SIDE OF THE STREET
It's been officially confirmed that my street/neighborhood kicks ass. All of my friends and family who have visited so far all say the same thing: "this street is BEAUTIFUL." And it truly is. Very "Leave It To Beaver."
You know, it's funny, becuase often times you'll see suburban folks depicted in a satirical way in some movies - with people out mowing their yards or gardening as if that's the only the they do with their lives on the weekends or whatever. And that is exactly what happens here on my street. The thing is, though, is that it's a community feeling. People work together to keep their space of the neighborhood looking nice so that the overall neighborhood is a welcoming and pretty environment for everyone. AND people talk to each other. They hang out and converse and spend time with each other. It may be depicted as corny on film, but I love it. And yes, people, my lazy ass already mowed my gigantic lawn TWICE (more on that below).
My neighbors are mostly older than me. There seems to be a split of older retired people, and younger well-off married couples (with kids) that are slightly older than me. There's not one unfriendly one in the bunch, though. In fact, my next door neighbors had a yard sale yesterday, and I went over to say hello. I already know them pretty well and they've been really friendly and welcoming to me. A lot of other people in the neighborhood stopped by too, and I was introduced to everyone and they were curious about me and what I do and just overall very nice and welcoming.
The neighbors on both sides of my house ware really, really friendly. We actually talk to each other and have a great relationship. Keeping in mind the extremely disrespectful and unfriendly neighbors I had previously, this is a very welcome and appreciated change. They're all the kind of folks that invite you over to their backyard to sit and have a drink with them. Good people, and I'm very fortunate.
So let's talk about the mowing now. Good LORD, my yard is big! I've got an easy-enough front yard to mow, and a GIGANTIC back yard:
Obviously my back yard isn't polka-dotted, that's the sun peaking through the trees. But YIKES! That's a whole lotta grass to mow. It takes me 45 minutes to mow the front and back yard. Ok, granted, I'm fat and slow, but still...that's a good chunk of an hour! But I have to do my part to keep the 'hood looking dope.
I waited a bit to put photos of the inside up until I got all my stuff put away. I'm still lacking in the furniture department, and I definitely could use help with interior decorating, but I am HAPPY. Hell, I live in a HOUSE now! How much ass does that kick? A LOT. So here are some pix of the inside that I've uploaded for your viewing pleasure. Keep in mind two things: 1) I still have lots of interior decorating to do and furniture to buy and 2) they were taken with my crappy camera phone. The camera phone makes everything look REALLY dark. The house is actually very bright and has a lot of natural light, which I love:
On a separate note, today is Father's Day, and I would be remiss if I did not give a gigantic, full-o-love shout out to my pops - the best dad in the entire world. Every day, I find out that I'm more and more like him and recognize the sense of loyalty, goodness, and self-respect that he gave me. Thanks, dad. You're the best and I love you.
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