The Columbia Neighborhood is my FAVORITE in Bellingham. It makes me happy, and if I were to live here outside of Western. this is the place I'd live. The school is the only walking school in the district...meaning that the school has NO buses! Most everyone at the school knows my name, and they are awesome. Today, when I was leaving work, one of my kindergarten girls followed me to my car via the fence on the playground. It's her ritual with me. Every time she's there, she follow me to my car, and makes sure I know that she knows which car is mine :) Well today, she ran alongside the fence and followed me to the end of the playground where the 4 way stop is. She had the biggest smile on her face and was waving like crazy! It made my heart happy. It was a fantastic way to start my day.
Dash lives in the Columbia neighborhood, and often we'll have dinner at his house. Tonight as I was on driving to his place after work, I saw two older guys playing catch in their yard. It was really cool. Where else would this happen? I mean, really. It's crazy. And it's awesome.
It helps keep me sane that I can be in this neighborhood so much. It feels less like a "college-town," and more like a cozy place that one could call home. Sometimes I forget how "homey" Bellingham can be, especially when stupid, stupid college students live here. And YES, I am a college student, but I am NOT stupid. Well at least not like everyone else. Thank you VERY much!
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Nice blog post doll! I like being able to mentally picture the school and neighborhood after being there with you. :)
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