Small Town Girl

Well I was born in a small town
And I can breathe in a small town
Gonna die in this small town
And that's probably where they'll bury me

John Mellencamp said it perfectly.  I never thought I would truly be small town girl but the past few years have proven that I will always be a small town girl at heart.  I spent most of my childhood years in Norwich ON - very small town.  One stop light, well it actually may have just been a 4 way stop back then, hard to remember.  One corner store, one grocery store, everyone knew everyone.  My dad grew up there too, my grandma and all my uncles lived there and a couple of them still do and a lot of my cousins.  My parents commuted everyday to Brantford for work and when it was time for me to start school I went to school in Brantford as well.  Brantford, when I was growing up, was pretty much a small town too but it's gotten bigger over the years, and eventually we moved to Brantford.  When I moved to Barrie it felt big to me right away.  When it takes a half an hour to an hour to get from one end of the city to the other that's a big city to me.  The traffic stresses me out, thankfully I learned back ways over the years to try and get around it.  6 years ago I moved to Wasaga Beach when I got married, back to small town living and I love it.  Thankfully the LIFE studio is right off the highway so it's an easy in and out for me but when I have to go anywhere else in Barrie it's crazy.  The construction, the traffic it's nuts!  When you get used to small town living it can be a shock to your system.  I love the slower, quieter pace.  Collingwood is close by and beautiful to visit.  I love taking a drive up 26 along the water to Thornbury and Meaford.  I love visiting NYC and Toronto once in awhile but I could never see myself living there.  I'm excited to raise my girls in a small town, who knows what there future will be!