Thursday, June 3, 2010

I'm a small town girl

This is my town...
The population is somewhere around 12,ooo people. There are parades at festivals for everything! The speed limit is generally 20-30mph, you can occasionally find a 40mph, but its usually on a road leading out of town. At midnight, all the stop lights change to red flashing lights (a four way stop). We have a slow pace, and I love it.

I went to Ogden the other day to run some errands. Ogden isn't a huge town, but its much bigger than Evanston. I hated it! It was too crowded, and people were driving too fast! I'm sure a lot if it had to do with the fact that I didn't actually know where I was going, it was raining, and there was construction EVERYWHERE! But it made me think... what am I going to do when we actually move back to TX? I've never liked driving in Dallas, I think its kind of scary, and now I'm used to something smaller and more relaxed than where I grew up...I'm in trouble!

8 comments:

danielle said...

you may be in trouble, haha. houston would make you crazy! at least one highway is ALWAYS under contrustion. but i think you may be able o find a slower little town when ya move back. :)

taryn said...

Find a small town to move to in TX and just make Eric drive if you ever have to go into Dallas!

A slow pace sounds so nice. Maybe we should move up there for a while.

Jacqueline said...

I'm like you. I like the small town atmosphere. I don't mind the city but I really do have a preference. :)

diana said...

When do you guys plan on moving back to Texas?

Anonymous said...

What sweet small town girl! Don't you worry, you just come to Texas and we'll find you a great small town (with an easy drive to grandma's and grammy's houses)!! Plus, I'm with you on the traffic stuff!
~Mom

blogginscoggins said...

Sas- I don't blame you! Every time I come to Evanston, I feel like I get back to what really matters. you don't get caught up in all the "wordliness" and it feels like you can just take a deep breath and be calm. I miss it every time I leave - and i've never even lived there! That being said, there ARE some small towns in Texas. I'm sure you can find one somewhere, someday : )

Amber

Carrie said...

yeah, i'm sure you could find a small town in tx to live in. there are good things about both. sometimes i think it'd be so fun to live in the big city but i've mentioned to brad a bunch how much i miss walking through the old streets of provo when we lived there. and we're not even in a BIG city now, just bigger. but you really do miss the simplicity.

Tastes Kinda Minty said...

Just don't move back to Texas! I really enjoy having you guys so close! But I know that yo must do what you must do!:) I love Evanston too. It was a great place to grow up and live. Small towns are just so wonderful. The people are so good!
Becky