This past year was notable for the changes in our neighborhood. We learned late in 2012 that the Oakwood North subdivision was coming to the Weatherford property across the street from us. Construction was rumored to begin in May 2013 but nothing ever seemed to happen, other than surveyors markers going up on the property. It wasn’t until October that the bulldozers finally came, making short work of the ten acre property. Our quiet dead-end street has since become quite busy, with construction trucks parking outside our home daily.

Around the same timeframe, our neighbors the Giras began construction of their home behind our home. Their site prep work crews got a little overzealous and cleared trees from our property, which the Giras agreed to replace. Meanwhile, their home was built quite quickly and now is days away from being occupied. Despite the tree-clearing snafu, we look forward to having them as neighbors. We will, however, miss the privacy their wooded lot provided between us and Glascock Street.

All of these changes aren’t necessarily for the worse; they’re just different. We look forward to greeting our new neighbors and introducing more people to the joys of living here.