My 'Hood

I grew up living across the street from my grandparents. It was a little kids dream.. Get mad at your mom and dad? Go across the street and be spoiled rotten. They always had our favorite foods at their house and we spent so so so much time with them. I was double lucky that I lived across the street from BOTH sets of my grandparents. 

So naturally, when my grandma passed away and we were offered the opportunity to purchase her house we jumped all over it. Not only did we get an amazing deal, but we also got the opportunity to make some awesome financial decisions for our future by buying her house. 

Buying her house also meant I was back to living across the street from my grandparents, and while it is a little different now that I am grown it's still kind of the same. If I ever need something (thanks for the ketchup this week grams!) or need someone to watch Anna while I run to the store they are right there. But even more than that, I love that I am able to walk on over and sit with them on their front porch anytime I want. 

Now that I have Annabelle I am so grateful that she is able to hang with her great grandparents as much as she does. She loves her "me-maw" and grandpa a whole lot, and I often catch her peeking out of her bedroom windows to see what they are doing outside. 

This week my parents closed on a house around the corner from us, it is about a 2 minute walk from our house. So now my girl has access to her great grandparents and her grandparents anytime she wants them. How lucky is she? I am so excited that my parents are going to live close, I can barely stand it!

I am so lucky to have my sister, brother in law, aunt, nieces, nephew, grandma, grandpa, mom and dad within a few blocks. 

-- Mel