a month of silence
we're in the process of moving. we have decided to become bruce balgaard's loyal tenants (hopefully to be co-owners at some point in the near future) at what we are dubbing 'the compound'.
my resistance to 'sell out' to the suburbs was very strong (sorry to all of you who live in suburbia). but here's the deal. i believe that we will have truer community living in this neighborhood of st louis park than we've ever had living in minneapolis proper. i know that there are suburbs that are very isolating and desolate, but st louis park has this very unique thing going on. neighbors actually talk to you. and the greatest thing of all is that we get to recconect with and share space with the balgaard's. i am looking forward to many a shared evening around the firepit in the backyard, with brewskies in hand.
suburbia is not all bad. this little neighborhood we are moving to is unbelievable. we can walk along tree lined sidewalks to any number of quaint neighborhood parks. within a reasonable walking distance is a caribou, a chipotle, a movie theater, and our new local hangout: bunny's. the compound has a big beautiful yard with tall trees. and it's a great football house. i don't even know what that means because i hate playing, watching, talking, or thinking about football. but it seems like the kind of house where you just wanna grab the ole pigskin and throw 'er around in the back yard after thanskgiving dinner. and that puts a smile on my face for no apparent reason.
the last few weeks have been rapidly filled to the brim (our cup overfloweth) with remodeling. we find ourselves frequenting home depot and ikea. carpet has been removed, carpet has been replaced, cement has been repaired and stained, flooring has been 'clicked' together, paint has been applied, new windows have been created, new countertops have been installed, and rejoicing has come with the disappearance of that wonderful decade 'the 70's' that once dominated 6010. steve burk, dan erickson, bruce & cheryl balgaard, becky & tim malette, cory mills, and many more people have given their time to help make our house a home that we will enjoy for many years to come. and i am grateful.
my resistance to 'sell out' to the suburbs was very strong (sorry to all of you who live in suburbia). but here's the deal. i believe that we will have truer community living in this neighborhood of st louis park than we've ever had living in minneapolis proper. i know that there are suburbs that are very isolating and desolate, but st louis park has this very unique thing going on. neighbors actually talk to you. and the greatest thing of all is that we get to recconect with and share space with the balgaard's. i am looking forward to many a shared evening around the firepit in the backyard, with brewskies in hand.
suburbia is not all bad. this little neighborhood we are moving to is unbelievable. we can walk along tree lined sidewalks to any number of quaint neighborhood parks. within a reasonable walking distance is a caribou, a chipotle, a movie theater, and our new local hangout: bunny's. the compound has a big beautiful yard with tall trees. and it's a great football house. i don't even know what that means because i hate playing, watching, talking, or thinking about football. but it seems like the kind of house where you just wanna grab the ole pigskin and throw 'er around in the back yard after thanskgiving dinner. and that puts a smile on my face for no apparent reason.
the last few weeks have been rapidly filled to the brim (our cup overfloweth) with remodeling. we find ourselves frequenting home depot and ikea. carpet has been removed, carpet has been replaced, cement has been repaired and stained, flooring has been 'clicked' together, paint has been applied, new windows have been created, new countertops have been installed, and rejoicing has come with the disappearance of that wonderful decade 'the 70's' that once dominated 6010. steve burk, dan erickson, bruce & cheryl balgaard, becky & tim malette, cory mills, and many more people have given their time to help make our house a home that we will enjoy for many years to come. and i am grateful.
posted by Anonymous at 12:10 PM
4 Comments:
Your place is lovely! Congrats!
You have NO idea how badly Diane and I want to help! We've been excited about this for you guys since we first heard about it. We look forward to days of throwin' brewskies in the back yard and standing around the pig-skin pit after Thanksgiving dinner. (?)
The compound? Dang, I love community! Envy and Delight rise up as I read your story. So glad for you and yours. Enjoy!
Well I'm BRUCE! And I'm here to say "WE HAD OUR FIRST FIRE-PIT BLAZIN', BREW DRINKIN', PIZZA EATIN' EVENIN' AT THE COMPOUNDS BACK YARD" (there was no pig, nor skin of pig either mentioned or touched)
Everything was beautiful.
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