That was fun...

[tollermom]

One of the nicest side-effects of having joined the local volunteer fire department is that, for the first time in the three years I've lived out here, I actually have friends in town. For the last couple of years, I either went back into Indy (with all the hassle and traffic that involves) for fireworks, or stayed home and watched Boston's fireworks on TV. This year, I hopped in the truck, ran up the road to Summitville (a couple of small towns north of here) and met up w/ several friends from the FD and their families to hang out and watch the local fireworks display.

I like that Frankton actually feels like home now, instead of just the town where my house happens to be. :-)

Comments

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

One of the side benefits of getting really involved in your community. Good for you - for both the enjoyable and helping aspects!

:)

[tollermom]

The normal mechanisms for getting involved in small town life seem to be something school/kid-related (and I have no kids) or church (and there's no UU church, so nothing that remotely fits me). I hoped the FD stuff would let me meet a few more people... I'm just really happy at how quickly new folks get assimilated. :-)