Thursday, April 14, 2011

Change of outlook, change of view

Posted By on Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 12:57 PM

I use to live Uptown on the corner of Speed Street and Taste of Charlotte. I would lay in my bed, kept awake by the alternating blinking lights on the Martini building, combined with the sounds of stage crews building some set in the parking lot under my balcony.

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Now, the sound and lighting effects in my life merely include a quiet breeze and sunset over Lake Norman.

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While my outlook on life went from party girl to domestic diva in training, my view went from a city skyline to a star filled sky reflecting off calm water. From the bustling urbania to the slow suburbs I go, and from girl to woman I grow.

I guess when your outlook on life changes, you have to change your view to match. With a change of pace comes a change of place ... or maybe I'm just getting old and crotchety and need more sleep. Either way, I am loving my new view, and new outlook.

But I can tell you the lake boys are no different from the Uptown ones.

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