last year at around this time i was taking medication to help me not dissolve into my couch. i didn't know *What The H* we had gotten ourselves into and i didn't have enough adventure in me to counteract the fear. i wrote about being a sundowner and got tons of support from everyone who could see from their more objective points of view that we were all going to be OK.
i want to make a short update to tell you how i feel about our neighborhood now.
we're residents of a city that has been called the most diverse place in the country. that means we're the lucky neighbors of people of all colors. we've got temperance people (oh, that's us!) and people who brew their own artisan beers in their backyards. we've got cat people, parrot people, lots of dog people, and regular people. we've got church people whose kids go to public school, catholic school, methodist preschool (like Liv) and jewish school. we've got Reps, Dems, Greens and Libs. we've got a large number of same sex couples who welcomed us with cakes and cards when we moved in, some of whom have adopted (legally or fiscally) children in need. we've got oldies, youngsters and middle ones, married and not married, living in upstairs apartments or two-story craftsman homes. people who water their yards in the rain and the people who gripe about it. people are who they are. and my favorite part is that we know each other. we seem to like each other too. we come out of our houses when the power goes out and sip on our respective drinks and speculate on the cause. we have legendary block parties planned months in advance. when a child has a birthday party, we're all invited. living here, in this home, with this family of mine, is one of the great blessings of my life.
i know it's not for everyone, but it's for me.
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