How well do you know your town?

I have lived in Suwanee now for four years. It amazes me to watch the non-stop growth of this city. I loved it when we moved here, but it just keeps getting better every year. My favorite part of town is the Greenway - I run through George Pierce Park and the Greenway just about every single week.

My next favorite part of Suwanee is Town Center Park. It is a hub of activity. The concerts, festivals, movie nights, water fountain, races, and the businesses! Every day when I drive by there, there are people....6am there are people doing Boot Camps, mid-day there are people pick-nicking or walking or just playing, evenings there are events or just families playing and relaxing.

This is a family town! Oh how I wish I would have this kind of city to live in when my kids were babies. Now they are between 9 and 15, and they don't all like to participate in all of the activities. The 9 year olds still do, but they are growing out of it too quickly. What a great place to raise kids! There is always something to do, and all within just a couple of miles from home.

I've only recently realized the gem of busineses at Town Center Park. I began looking for a place to host my Registrations for USA Fit and thought TCP would be the perfect location since it has the bridge leading to the Greenway, and there are also safe ways to get to main street and then run through town. We decided to partner up with PJ's, and now my runners can sit inside a great coffee shop to listen to our pre-run seminar, use the bathrooms, grab a drink or snack, then walk or jog to the bridge for a warm up, stretch then run. After the run, we can all come back grab some coffee and snack and sit and chat. What a perfect way to start and end a run and build friendships within the group.

During our first registration weekend, as we walked to the bridge, I heard wows and exclamations of excitement that so many businesses were in the Park. "Wow, I didn't know so much was here.", "Oh there is a gallery.", "Oh cool, a Chocolate shoppe", "Hey, this PJ's is a really cool place." The funny thing is, a lot of these comments were from Suwanee residents. Obviously residents that don't get out much!

I feel so fortunate to live in an area that has so much to offer.