It's a Beautiful Day in the Neigborhood

Have I ever mentioned how much I love Logan?

Quite a few times.

But yesterday that was reaffirmed to me. And I'm experiencing nostalgia. 

As a student as Utah State, I am privileged to wander around on one of the most beautiful campuses everyday. The campus is just as sensitive to the seasons as the trees are in Sardine Canyon. But wandering campus is only so exhilarating when you follow the same path day in and day out.

The summer after my Freshman year, Taylor Anderson and I finally got off campus and began living in the Logan neighborhoods. We realized the significance of little insignificant driveways and 627 1/2 East apartments. We park-toured through all of Logan City and had Family Home Evenings up little Green Canyons. I ran every other night through the dimly lit streets of west-side Logan. Sketchy? Quite. But so memorable it could never be forgotten.

Then school starts again...and you're swept away into a monotonous routine that you follow everyday. You go to work, you go to school, you live in your little shared bedroom studying homework until the early hours of the morning...when really you're just watching YouTube videos with your roommates. And often times you drive to your boyfriend's apartment to watch Top Gear with his roommates. Really? You don't get out much. And it's bitter Logan-cold.

Then your boyfriend becomes your fiance! And then he becomes your husband! And holy Hannah! LIFE is bliss in your cozy little apartment and you can't get enough of seeing one another! And you've got bills to pay. So you go to work cleaning campus apartments every day for the summer. As much as you love USU...sometimes you just need a break!

And school starts again. And you get a new job in Providence! A little break-off city you know you could come to love if you had time to explore. But you go to work and suddenly have to book it to class when you realized you worked five minutes too long to make it to Bob's class on time. Then you come home, work on the computer, and develop an inflamed tendon in your thumb because you sit inside in front of the computer for too long everyday. You need sun.

Then March 12 comes along. It's Pop's birthday, the University is on Spring Break, and the day is BEAUTIFUL! You come home to all the windows of the apartment wide open with a lovely breeze blowing through! It's sunny, the bathroom is clean, the sheets are changed, and you can't help but love the feeling of complete and utter sunshine in your heart! The weather is contagious. 

So contagious your husband catches it too.

He even suggests you go on a walk...and it's been such a long time since you've done that. :)

We walked and we walked and we walked. We walked streets I had never been down before. I was in complete awe of the individuality of Logan's little homes and millions of obscure apartment complexes. There is a place for everyone to live. Don't even doubt it! I got house-hungry. I can't wait for the day when Bill and I can buy our own home - paid in full with cash. Wouldn't that be so neat? Logan was unveiled before my eyes all over again! Gah! I LOVE THIS PLACE!

Bill and I got so caught up in our walk, before we knew it, we had walked down to Main Street! Dang. The time just flew by us and the fresh air must have got to our heads. 

We could see A&W's from the corner where we stood. We were tempted by the thought of a Root Beer Float. But we're trying out a new budget and realized that a Party Pail of Ice Cream from Smith's has a lot more value in it than a Styrofoam cup from A&W's. So we walked over to Smith's and bought a Party Pail of Chocolate Chip Ice Cream and a bottle of Root Beer and walked home! Yes! We walked! We didn't drive! And we passed pocket parks, crossed over canals, and met up with felines. My life was complete with Root Beer in one hand and my husband in the other.

I love Logan. And I just want to thank the weather for giving us that taste of Spring before it's truly due to arrive. LIFE is grand.