Bonus to Living in the City

Moving to the "City" wasn't on our list of things to do this year.

But here are some things we've enjoyed in the past month of our latest adventure as city dwellers.

1.  At noon, everyday, the city REMINDS me to eat.  The siren goes off at the fire station and now this sound prompts me to drive to the nearest McDonald's, ASAP.

2.  I see Louie Vito's parents a lot more often now that I live closer to their house and use the same grocery store.  Judy Vito was one the very first people I ever met when I moved here 16 years ago.  Wow, I've lived around here for a long time. 
(photo by abc)

3.  We have a friendly neighborhood.  Some neighbors have come over to introduce themselves.  We meet others by getting notices in the mail that a sex offender has moved in down the street.

4.  Street lamps come in handy.  People mow the lawn at all hours.  Even after dark. 

5.  We've been able to go over colors, quantity, and sorting skills with our five year old.  You can only use certain colored bags to throw the garbage, certain number of garbage cans, and you quickly find that it pays to sort the garbage and recycle as much as possible so you don't have to pay for more garbage.

So here are just a few of our experiences.  I may have others to share later.