tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post3053598716580786527..comments2023-11-05T04:37:58.776-08:00Comments on Keep in Touch With Mommakin: Pave Paradisemommakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18138745092234541349noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-48683741242147847902009-08-25T22:37:49.649-07:002009-08-25T22:37:49.649-07:00im suburban maybe. cities in the west are so diff...im suburban maybe. cities in the west are so different. i like the little town im in and the fact that it takes 2 min to get anywhere, in a car, it too hot to walk anywhere here and too cold and windy in the winter. but kids can safely ride their bikes to soccer practice, piano and school. BC has a keeping up with the jones' neighborhood, but i love to drive through there in my beat u cracked windsheild chevy prism, with my led zepplin t shirt and rocker mom hair to visit my best friend whos caught up in the action. i am a breath of fresh air and boy do i love to be defiant, and say things like, "nice uniforms ladies!" when i lunch with them. yes i am the white trash in the crowd, but my house isnt in foreclosure so suck on that. i hang with celebrities so they tolerate me, even though i refuse to give details. keeps them coming back for more.<br /><br />i like having the city 30 min away, love its conveniences and the fact that i can work is a bit of a plus.<br /><br />in our consideration of moving to orange county, the thought of living in a condo again pangs me. and i REALLY dont fit in there.. and driving, holy hell.. the freakin DRIVING!!!MaryRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885722336155612196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-81190474280310179912009-08-23T12:29:26.534-07:002009-08-23T12:29:26.534-07:00I like living close enough to easily get to an urb...I like living close enough to easily get to an urban area (L.A.) without having to actually live there.<br /><br />I have an award for you. (It's the Green Thumb Award.) <br />(Kidding.)Vivienne @ the V Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423346418730195821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-79030140676335887262009-08-23T09:02:30.177-07:002009-08-23T09:02:30.177-07:00Oh, I so agree... I'd love to walk to mom-and-...Oh, I so agree... I'd love to walk to mom-and-pop shops and take the bus a stop or three instead of driving half an hour to an over bright megastore!S3XinthePantryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838007073775158370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-36680416191966338262009-08-23T07:41:53.146-07:002009-08-23T07:41:53.146-07:00The town my girls live in is my ideal town. Well, ...The town my girls live in is my ideal town. Well, the location of their home. <br /><br />They ride bikes to their college. They can literally walk the sidewalk 1/2 mile to the town square. All the shops and restaurants are within a mile of there home.<br /><br />Now they do have to drive to to the grocery store but it's only a 4 mile drive.Keeper of the Skies Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070776690950281427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-28184838531408014982009-08-23T07:36:39.822-07:002009-08-23T07:36:39.822-07:00Hi again. I have something for Mommakin. Pop over,...Hi again. I have something for Mommakin. Pop over, Misses.JennyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594526663480442855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-81460122307614428222009-08-23T05:57:04.669-07:002009-08-23T05:57:04.669-07:00You're one hip lady, Tammy dear. I can totall...You're one hip lady, Tammy dear. I can totally see you sexing it up in the city! I love the <i>idea</i> of living right in the centre of a bustling, exciting and fascinating city, but I'm a country girl at heart.<br /><br />I love small towns where everyone knows my name, where trees are more plentiful than buildings, and where the night sky is clear and lit only with stars. I love living right in the heart of the hills, where the only 'noise' that floats through my open window is birdsong, cicadas and wind through the tress. I love the sense of peace and solitude that comes from living in a small coastal village. I wouldn't trade that for the world.<br /><br />Such a great post. I've missed you.the girl with the pink teacuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899687576835455016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-5283996793316064222009-08-22T21:44:25.479-07:002009-08-22T21:44:25.479-07:00I wouldn't mind the city but it would be too c...I wouldn't mind the city but it would be too crowded for my husband. He freaks out when he's around a lot of people.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-4803354273744032092009-08-22T13:19:01.497-07:002009-08-22T13:19:01.497-07:00I'm with you on "life in the burbs"....I'm with you on "life in the burbs". Ugh. But the older I get the easier it sounds :-(<br /><br />I gotta find a place with happy medium.<br /><br />xoJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-81718278473501807222009-08-22T12:32:27.411-07:002009-08-22T12:32:27.411-07:00I LOVE working every day in the city. I've al...I LOVE working every day in the city. I've always dreamed of moving to New York to be an accountant, but I've settled for being an accountant in Salt Lake City. I do however live in the burbs and hate commuting ugh! I would love to move downtown!Grand Poobahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223439935987831945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-39600183014253323722009-08-22T01:28:42.226-07:002009-08-22T01:28:42.226-07:00I'm a city girl. I love not using the car for ...I'm a city girl. I love not using the car for days and walking as a form of transportation.<br /><br />I hate parallel parking, parking meters, honking cars.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-1658328115582184252009-08-21T18:34:17.752-07:002009-08-21T18:34:17.752-07:00I understand exactly what you are saying. I'v...I understand exactly what you are saying. I've always lived in either a small city or town. Whenever we travel to a big city I always look around and wonder what it would be like to live there. And on vacation I LOVE public transportation....probably because I'm not on a time schedule. Like you said, I want to walk when I can and drive when I need to. Makes sense to me.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462135507379897869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-49542357342716202232009-08-21T17:17:29.454-07:002009-08-21T17:17:29.454-07:00Go ahead, Tammy, it's okay by me. It's you...Go ahead, Tammy, it's okay by me. It's yours, have <a href="http://www.sugarlaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cake21.jpg" rel="nofollow">it</a> and eat it too! LOL!SparkleFarkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354679950013636478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-77201240562889258422009-08-21T16:25:06.310-07:002009-08-21T16:25:06.310-07:00I don't know what I prefer. I can see the ben...I don't know what I prefer. I can see the benefits of city living, but I think I would not like the noise. And I would miss having a garden. But there is definitely appeal to walking everywhere. I lived in Toronto for a while and just got used to walking everywhere. After living in suburbia for years, I went to visit one of my Canadian friends, and we were walking and I was exhausted and realized I was totally out of shape from driving everywhere.BONNIE Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051131465977943433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-57787281505332805932009-08-21T14:26:12.822-07:002009-08-21T14:26:12.822-07:00Dude, why do you think I put the words LOST and su...Dude, why do you think I put the words LOST and suburban bliss in the same sentence? LOL! Hubs and I are counting down the days til the last one turns 18 and heads to college, and then we are putting the For Sale sign up and heading to the city. I admit, there are things I love about both, though. I am glad that I got to experience both city and suburban living.Gibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271264528110884129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-91216365570921830922009-08-21T12:07:52.784-07:002009-08-21T12:07:52.784-07:00i know! park on the roof of a building!
hum, but ...i know! park on the roof of a building!<br /><br />hum, but how would you get the car up there????<br /><br />i'll have to get back to ya :)Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623717575962998311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-81343115883842149342009-08-21T10:00:00.999-07:002009-08-21T10:00:00.999-07:00Your first paragraph is my dream as well. Talking ...Your first paragraph is my dream as well. Talking the husband into fulfilling that dream will take a lot of work. Believe me!! Where would his shop go? and his trainset? and other necessities. <br /><br />I am stuck in suburban hell for at least 5 more years. Will that be enough time to convince him??Carma Sezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897159620671834070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-16463367775916376592009-08-21T09:56:55.653-07:002009-08-21T09:56:55.653-07:00You mean you wouldn't come with me to Walmart?...You mean you wouldn't come with me to Walmart??<br />You should move to Oregon, we have lots of places like you described. :)Maceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405187347144334323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-44301773384139160342009-08-21T09:31:32.331-07:002009-08-21T09:31:32.331-07:00We lived in the city for 12 years. Miss parts of i...We lived in the city for 12 years. Miss parts of it every day. Don't miss other parts of it. But I was reminded just a couple of days ago of the best lesson I learned there...I'm a BEAST at parallel parking!Melissa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13172152515024862967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-46491722443721075822009-08-21T09:25:30.047-07:002009-08-21T09:25:30.047-07:00I too dig massive and free parking. I too like to ...I too dig massive and free parking. I too like to run many "errands" like you. LOL.JennyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594526663480442855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-41483418930990489832009-08-21T07:27:22.094-07:002009-08-21T07:27:22.094-07:00I much prefer to be on the outskirts of town. I li...I much prefer to be on the outskirts of town. I like the quiet, and don't mind having to drive a ways to get somewhere. Cities make me feel claustrophobic.Badass Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030944236271663794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-81864355746314147482009-08-21T07:26:34.270-07:002009-08-21T07:26:34.270-07:00Here here. i feel just like you.
I'm halfway...Here here. i feel just like you.<br /><br />I'm halfway between the burbs and the city so kind of have a balance. Would love to live in the city but it's too expensive.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410299942387607761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-20319599940595324382009-08-21T06:04:38.539-07:002009-08-21T06:04:38.539-07:00I like you're plan. I've never been a cit...I like you're plan. I've never been a city dweller, and I'm not sure I could convince my husband, but we do see ourselves in a different life than the one right now. We will never have a McMansion, we had too many kids!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129662082248482002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-5493197109923737702009-08-21T06:04:04.117-07:002009-08-21T06:04:04.117-07:00I know what you mean....paying for parking is the ...I know what you mean....paying for parking is the pits...and i don't think I've parallel parked in years....Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066297169731636287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-73694691155126221522009-08-21T05:39:11.966-07:002009-08-21T05:39:11.966-07:00Oh I so agree with you! I love the idea of city l...Oh I so agree with you! I love the idea of city living. I never did it. I met my husband while in College and we settled right here. But if I had never met him, my dream was to live in a little shabby apartment downtown, not even own a car and be just like Carrie in Sex and the City! Oh well, maybe like you, when the kiddies are gone.<br /><br />Over from SITS! Happy Friday!The Grown-Up Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345769609538869681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058548553330112542.post-13071449637727270112009-08-21T05:23:41.139-07:002009-08-21T05:23:41.139-07:00Were you thinking German Village? The yards are v...Were you thinking German Village? The yards are very small :-) However, they really pimp up their little yards. Very competitive. <br /><br />Minerva? is kinda neat with a great view of the fireworks. <br /><br />Overall, we probably outta move to Chicago's Gold Coast. NICE!! My sister lived there a few years in an apartment. Close to everything. Kinda pricey... so she moved to Richmond, VA.<br /><br />I don't mind the yard. Just too much to do in the spring. I am hoping to pay some things off to pay some one else to mulch next spring.Hit 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/18043350255090631652noreply@blogger.com