Is it already too late?

Am I really turning into a middle aged suburbanite? This morning I had to go downtown to pick up a new security badge for work. More on that in another post, I’m sure you’ll love it. Anyway, while I was down there it got me thinking about the current state of affairs that is my life. When we first moved to Mpls. we wanted to be in a Metro. Area, so we rented in Uptown. We felt very at home there, though after a year the newnesss/hipness wore off. We were in a really busy area an dhavingto worry about late night damage to cars, drunk and disorderliness on a Tuesday night, general dirtiness etc. we decided to buy a house. One of our criteria was that it had to be in the City limits. There was no way we were moving to suburbia. Well we quickly got priced out to the edges of Mpls. and are now a stones throw from Edina and Richfield. Life down there has been great, a fenced yard, two car garage, great neighbors, safe hood, etc. However, being downtown made me realize that I am slowly but surely losing my edge. I almost feel like I am becoming a middle of the road republican. F me man! It’s easy to forget how much more alive you feel in an area where things are actually happening. All walks of life mixing together, and being part of something that actually feels alive. So I’m not gonna sell the house and move back to Uptown, but I do need to start making an effort to act my age. I need to get out of the house, head downtown to a show, grab dinner, have a few drinks, and enjoy one of the main reasons why we moved here away from rural Chapel Hill. I need to break the chains of the routine that we have fallen in to. No more falling asleep before Saturday Night Live even starts, Central Time! Get out there and enjoy life, not the inside of our comfortable “suburban” rambler. Act like newly married 30 something’s with no kids. Family life will come soon enough, so until that time arrives I need to keep from living it prematurely. So, is it already too late?

Oh yeah, it could also be that we just endured a 5 month Winter and Spring fever has finally caught me. Maybe it’s a small combination of both. No more winter hibernation and premature family lifestyles. We’ll see you out there.