Farewell: Round 4
Grant Circle Bon Voyage.
This was the unofficial farewell for all of our friends moving this summer and saying goodbye to the unique circumstance we have living in the "compound" of Grant circle.
Best neighborhood ever. 100 families living on 4 tree lined streets in a gated and guarded compound, fully equipped with two basketball courts, 4 playgrounds, and 5 open fields is the perfect community for a kid to grow up in.
While living here the kids pretty much had free reign of the neighborhood. Cycling through the streets and having nerf wars across the neighborhood was a common sight. Everyone knows everyone on some level and most people keep an eye out for everyone else's kids. Living in Grant circle gave the boys 2 years of freedom that they probably will not get anywhere else as they grow up.
Our bon voyage party was basically the last big summer BBQ with all of our friends from work and the community. Mannheim housing area will be closed by the end of August, the PX, Gas station and food court closes next week, the commissary keeps shrinking as they prepare to close their doors soon and most of all the other facilities here are already closed. We are all heading in different directions, but everyone is leaving Mannheim in the next few months. So this was our personal farewell to this installation and our time here.
We had about 60 adults and who knows how many kids and dogs at the party. We had a bounce house, trampoline and movie theatre for the kids and half a dozen lawn games for the adults. We fired up a few grills and bonfires, blasted music, enjoyed lots of laughter and hopefully the party served as a fun "closing ceremony" for this fun community.
This was the unofficial farewell for all of our friends moving this summer and saying goodbye to the unique circumstance we have living in the "compound" of Grant circle.
Best neighborhood ever. 100 families living on 4 tree lined streets in a gated and guarded compound, fully equipped with two basketball courts, 4 playgrounds, and 5 open fields is the perfect community for a kid to grow up in.
While living here the kids pretty much had free reign of the neighborhood. Cycling through the streets and having nerf wars across the neighborhood was a common sight. Everyone knows everyone on some level and most people keep an eye out for everyone else's kids. Living in Grant circle gave the boys 2 years of freedom that they probably will not get anywhere else as they grow up.
Our bon voyage party was basically the last big summer BBQ with all of our friends from work and the community. Mannheim housing area will be closed by the end of August, the PX, Gas station and food court closes next week, the commissary keeps shrinking as they prepare to close their doors soon and most of all the other facilities here are already closed. We are all heading in different directions, but everyone is leaving Mannheim in the next few months. So this was our personal farewell to this installation and our time here.
We had about 60 adults and who knows how many kids and dogs at the party. We had a bounce house, trampoline and movie theatre for the kids and half a dozen lawn games for the adults. We fired up a few grills and bonfires, blasted music, enjoyed lots of laughter and hopefully the party served as a fun "closing ceremony" for this fun community.
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