I'm so happy spring is almost here. It's a chance to meet new neighbors and reconnect with old ones. With the beautiful weather, we took two walks today and along the way met new neighbors and were greeted by others.
Probably the biggest misconception about this neighborhood is that it's not a place to raise a family. But there are young families all over this neighborhood...and they love it here! Today we met a family with two children under the age of 5 and later in the day we talked to another neighbor with kids. Both families live on Maynard, a street full of families. Turns out Maynard has it going on; block parties and Simply Living to name a few. Don't get me wrong, Blake has it's own amount of neighborhood socializing too. And with warm weather around the corner, we're looking forward to more get-togethers.
As we've walked the streets of north campus over the years Oakland, Maynard, and Blake, in particular, have something special; people that love their houses, people that have an appreciation of diversity and a tolerance of shenanigans, and people that enjoy the conveniences of being centrally located.
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I really like this last paragraph and how you categorize the neighborhood. On the topic of diversity, I'm very excited to find that Blake Ave is becoming a welcoming place for GLBT first-time home owners. This really does speak volumes about what is happening on our street.
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