Best of both worlds - Kelly

One of my very best friends, Kirby, was born and raised in Chicago.  For a variety of reasons, her parents pulled her and her twin brother out of the city and plugged them into LaPorte in the middle of middle school (quite possibly the MOST difficult time to be transplanted, particularly when you're going from an urban mecca to a tiny town in Indiana...).  Long story short, Kirby (and her family) fell in love with LaPorte, and while she lives and works in Chicago now as an adult, she LOVES heading back to Indiana.  Here are just a few of her more recent LP facebook updates:

Kirby Kepler Is doing doughnuts in a cornfield

Kirby Kepler cant' wait for blueberry farm, beach, bbqs, birthday girl, band, beer, and babies

You get the idea!  This girl, with all her city roots, loves her simpler life in LaPorte, too.  Her excitement and enthusiasm for embracing both worlds (that only exist a mere 60 miles apart!) is one of the huge things that compelled me to "move home".  Really, I'm moving to an awesome city that happens to be a short train ride away from home.  

Pretty soon I'll get to have the best of both worlds, too!