{"id":987,"date":"2014-03-08T22:09:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T06:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/?p=987"},"modified":"2014-03-08T22:09:40","modified_gmt":"2014-03-09T06:09:40","slug":"discovering-the-neighborhood-a-walk-down-irving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/2014\/03\/08\/discovering-the-neighborhood-a-walk-down-irving\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the neighborhood: A walk down Irving"},"content":{"rendered":"

We walked to the beach today. We were mixing friends (Justine & Baby Renzo), with family (Doruk & Hanna), with beautiful weather. There’s a cool little deli<\/a> (called Clancey’s Market & Deli) around 41st and Irving where we stopped to have lunch. The sandwiches are amazing. The owner is a great guy. And the prices aren’t San Francisco (which is nice).<\/p>\n

It’s also a fantastically easy walk. It’s flat. There’s plenty of things to see, and places to eat, around the way. We saw a cool photography studio. There’s a New Orleans food spot. There’s a surf shop (because I’m clearly going to have to learn).<\/p>\n

I think discovering the neighborhood is going to be one of the best parts of having a home. The neighborhood will grow up with us, and we’ll become part of its fabric.<\/p>\n

I really love this home ownership thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We walked to the beach today. We were mixing friends (Justine & Baby Renzo), with family (Doruk & Hanna), with beautiful weather. There’s a cool little deli (called Clancey’s Market & Deli) around 41st and Irving where we stopped to have lunch. The sandwiches are amazing. The owner is a great guy. 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