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July 10, 2007
A New Home
My brother's wedding on Saturday (7/7/07) couldn't have gone better. It was a wonderful ceremony in a beautiful church in Chatfield, MN followed by a reception at the Eyota American Legion which was bursting at the seams with friends and family. Since I was the Best Man, I didn't really have to do all that much except hand over the rings, sign the wedding certificate and give a little speech. On Sunday, my brother and his beautiful bride (who I am happy to now call my sister) opened gifts and then took off in a car trailing streamers and soda pop cans and filled with balloons.
Yesterday I was back to preparing for my imminent move from New York to Minnesota by apartment hunting in St. Paul. After lots of false leads I finally found one in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood. It's not far from Summit Avenue and is within the borders of the Historic Hill District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
I'm very excited about the location because it's within two miles of my new job which means I'll be able to walk or bike past the stately Victorian homes and mansions on Summit on my way to and from work. It's just one mile from the State Capitol, the History Center, the Xcel Energy Center and the Science Museum. It's also literally three blocks from the Cathedral and a few blocks more from two great bars: the Muddy Pig and the Happy Gnome. And I fully expect to bump into Garrison Keillor at some point because his bookstore is just a few blocks away as well. Or perhaps I'll bump into the ghost of author F. Scott Fitzgerald or railroad tycoon James J. Hill who lived in the area. One thing I am sure of is that I will be discovering more about my new neighborhood throughout the year and will have plenty of fodder for the photoblog.
Posted on July 10, 2007 at 11:47 AM
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