So that said, here are my Top 5 reasons we're excited to move to Denton:
5) Independent restaurants and coffee shops: i.e. Greenhouse, Sweetwater, Denton Co. Hamburger, Jupiter House, Art 6, Beth Marie's....yessssss
(One Lewisville place we will miss is Tappy's Yogurt. Although Yogurt Story is good, Tappy's is a lot cheaper, and better in my opinion. Sorry if that offends any Dentonites.)
4) Things in walking/biking distance. We will be living close to the Denton Square and will be so close to so much stuff. We're really looking forward to this; and walking to friends houses. Brad doesn't have a bike...yet... I'm currently trying to convince him that he can't have the true Denton living/culture experience without a bike.
3) Living in a neighborhood. While we've been spoiled with the new-ness and amenities of our current apartment complex, we're really excited that our new apartment is in a neighborhood and not so isolated in a sea of other apartment complexes. We're excited to get to know neighbors, and families and be apart of a neighborhood community. (We've even already met a few neighbors!)
2) The Culture. Brad and I love how laid back and quirky Denton is. It reminds Brad a lot of cities and towns in the northwest United States where he grew up, and it reminds me a lot of Austin, my favorite city in Texas, and also where I grew up.
1) COMMUNITY. Community is our #1 by far. Since our dating days, Brad and I have both been pretty plugged in at our church in Denton. We have made some good friends there, but living 30 minutes away has made it difficult for those good friends to become great friends. We both are admittedly horrible at planning and living by a calendar, and we honestly would prefer not to. We're definitely more for the spur of the moment dinner, or movie, or whatever else might fall into that category. Thus far in our marriage, however, work schedules have made our availability limited, and planning ahead a necessity. We're looking forward to really doing life with people around us on a daily basis.
We just cannot contain our excitement for our impending move (minus the actual moving process)! AND I think I've decided to actually paint this apartment to make it feel more homey. I'm currently slightly obsessed with the Apartment Therapy blog, along with several "small space" interior design blogs. I'm hoping all this reading and looking at other people's apartments will actually come to some sort of fruition in the form of a super cute/not too girly(for the hubs) apartment.
Now we just need to start packing...
