Now that we’ve lived here on Bailey Street about a year, I know what I like and don’t like. Two things worth mentioning that I love about where we live.
- We’re right in the village. When we were looking at houses we looked at stuff all over the Romeo School district. In our school district you can be in the village, in a subdivision, in the country, or "way out in the country." I think we looked at a little of each but we kept saying… "we want to be in the village." We looked real hard for a few weeks and then had to stop because I was going on a mission trip. Then one day Kristen sent me an email that I opened in an Internet cafe` in Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland. It was the listing of our house with the note "I think this is the one I want, I job by it every day and pray that God would let us buy it." It was clear that Kristen wanted this house and we decided to buy it before we were finished looking at the yard. We knew it was a perfect place to entertain and we knew it had all the things we were looking for. While it is sometimes a distraction, I love being "in town."
- Fred’s Market. It’s the traditional corner store. The store has been in the village "for ever" and it’s a lot of fun to see that it is still alive and thriving in the days of Meijer and Wal*Mart. I love nothing more than walking with the kids there, talking to Paul (the owner) and picking up something for my kids. He knows our name, we know his, and it’s just a great small town thing. At first, I wondered how he stayed in business at all. But after living near it for about a year I know he does a brisk business in liquor and lottery sales. He has loyal customers and there is almost always someone in there. I think Fred’s is most memorable to me for it’s hospitality. When I’ve dashed over there before he closes he’s often joked, "I’ll leave you the key." I think he’s joking but at the same time I have no doubt Paul would really give us the key if we needed it.
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