Neighborhood updates

[buildin_a_bayis]

I'm starting to like it. I'm impatient and i'm the type that likes to have a lot of friends closeby.  I grew up in a small town where everyone  knew each other. My first four years of marriage I barely made friends, lived on an awful block and was pretty lonely. In my new community, theres more potential to meet people and its a smaller community. problem is theres not much going on here and folks already seem to have their place; aren't looking for friends like i am. I don't need many friends, I'd love to have just a few who I really can rely on and be needed by them as well. we can hang out on shabbosim or after work or whatever. i feel like its really only going to happen with another young couple with little kids, once kids get bigger, they get busier with other stuff.

anyway, the best place to meet people here is in shul. There are a few different ones; the main three are the young israel, agudah and break-away from the agudah. weve been going to the agudah even though i think its a little too RW for me. but the people are nice. But i haven't met anyone i really connected with and most people are older. the breakaway place is younger but i went once and felt a little out of place. it could have just been a bad week, people are supposedly friendly but i didnt get such a good vibe. also you have to go down stairs to get to the kiddush and upstairs for the womens section, not really my cup of tea, especially with my feet and the little ones. i think young israel would be the best fit for us. its a real mix of people and there are groups for the kids and whatnot. dh is not really so into it. we'll have to see. this morning, my one local friend walked to me with her two little ones. i loved her visiting but it was so short. i'm also considering making a program for parents with little ones in the my neighborhood or the surrounding ones but not sure how to go about it..

anyway gotta take kids to dr. theres junk in SN's eyes so going to go soon.