Discovering Your Hometown

As a young kid, I grew up in the southeast corner of St. Clair Shores. Before high school, my family relocated to Shelby Township, where I graduated from Eisenhower High School before going on to college.

I tell you this as I now find myself back on the (very) east side, raising my own family, and getting to know my hometown once again. Now I have a two year old daughter named Abbey in tow, and a husband named Mike, who has to travel for his job. What that really means is that I have to get very creative with my time. It's just Abbey and I for as many as five days at a time, so if we don't find fun things to do, we're both going to be miserable after those first forty-eight hours tick by.

Just this morning we had her two-year well-check appointment at Lakeview Pediatrics, where both my husband and I were seen as children. I even ran into one of my former pediatricians! How's that for getting to know your hometown again?

I love that it's a small community of wonderful doctors, nurses, and techs; and that we get to know each one. They really do make the experience that much better! So while I understand that a trip to the doctor is not much fun at all, and defintely not the most exciting kick-off for a blog, it really is essential to find a practice you love. If you're looking to make a change, or perhaps have a new bundle on the way, I highly recommend this practice.

Once we got a clean bill of health, we high-tailed it over to the National Coney Island at 8 Mile and Harper for some good old-fashioned comfort food. I mean really, what soothes those just-got-a-shot nerves better than a hani and fries? Not much, my friend. And when I say nerves, I mean my nerves, of course. As usual, she handled it way better than I did. 

With shots out of the way and the summer ahead of us, Abbey and I are hoping for lots of opportunities to be outside and explore our city and surrounding areas more. We will be getting our parks pass this weekend, and can't wait to put it to use at the lakefront parks. If you don't know where to get your park pass, visit here.

We will be checking in from time to time with recipes, fun at-home activities, and tips on trying to be a greener, healthier family. We look forward to seeing you around town, and around the patch!