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The\u00a0Where I Live\u00a0series aims to showcase our diverse city and region by spotlighting its many vibrant neighborhoods. Each week a local resident invites us over and lets us in on what makes their neighborhood special. Have we been to your neighborhood yet?\u00a0Get in touch\u00a0to share your story.<\/em> If your story is selected and published, you will receive a $250 stipend.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I have lived in Ridge Creek in the Great Northwest two separate times. First, as a pigtailed 4 year old and currently as a business owner in my 40s. And both times it has truly been, as the neighborhood\u2019s marketing mantra says, \u201cgreat to live in the Great Northwest.\u201d<\/p>\n

I moved from San Angelo to San Antonio in 1981 with my parents, Jacque and Doug, who chose a brand new NPC two story home with a fireplace in a cul-de-sac. It was our first foray into suburbia, and we quickly acclimated to the easy lifestyle it afforded us.<\/p>\n

Everything we could want or need was nearby: an H-E-B (where I won the Electric Youth\u00a0 Debbie Gibson look-alike contest in the \u201880s); my elementary school, Timberwilde, and the adjacent parking lot where my Girls Scout troop had its fundraisers; and the Great Northwest Community Center with its annual trick-or-treat party and the two large, sparkling swimming pools where I spent many fun-filled summers.<\/p>\n

Although we had a large backyard, the cul-de-sac became my playground, where I joined my besties, Shea and Meredith, in roller skating, riding bikes and pushing our highly prized Cabbage Patch dolls in their strollers. When my brother, Morgan, arrived 3 years later, he became the prized possession in the stroller that I helped mom push around the cul-de-sac.<\/p>\n

Returning to Ridge Creek in 2017 after living in Houston during a career move, I chose a house six blocks from mom\u2019s with a big backyard with room for a hot tub and for my treasured rescue dogs, Sophie, Whiskey and Tula, to romp. It helps enormously that their vet and groomer are five minutes away.<\/p>\n

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I was thrilled that not much had changed in the neighborhood since my idyllic childhood. Although the original H-E-B is no longer, a newer one is nearby. The mature trees are larger and grander than before, giving the neighborhood a sense of stability and much-needed shade. My non-through street is wonderfully tranquil, and the neighborhood has a multi-generational vibe, with its mix of retirees, young families, and professionals. There are dog-walkers, people walking, and families pushing children in their strollers. As a dog lover, I get a special thrill from the parade of fur babies and their adoring owners.<\/p>\n

The two swimming pools have been well-maintained, and when my nieces and nephew visit, they enjoy \u201cdive-in-movie nights\u201d and endless trips up the stairs and down the slides. The recreational facilities have been expanded and there\u2019s a farmers\u2019 market, Gladiator Camp, line dancing, and many other ongoing activities in the Great Northwest Community Center. <\/p>\n

As a business owner, I value having room for a home office when I need to catch up on work from my dance studio, Class Act Performing Arts. There is even a sunroom where I can practice tap dancing on my tap board when I\u2019m not at the studio. And it is a direct shot from my house to the studio, making my frequent comings and goings less stressful.<\/p>\n

While Thomas Wolfe philosophized that you cannot go home again, I am so glad I did. I feel completely at home and grateful to be back in my old neighborhood where it\u2019s still great to live in the Great Northwest.<\/p>\n

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