Favorite Things In My Town

Today, Centsational Girl is hosting a "favorite things in my town" link party.  Because I think she's fabulous and I also happen to think we live in a cool little town, I decided to join in on the party.

So without further delay, here are my three favorite things about my town of Apex, NC.

{1} The downtown area is rather small, but it's an active downtown with specialty shops and restaurants.  It honestly reminds me of the downtown I grew up in because you can actually do things.  It's not a dying downtown which is energizing and exciting.

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{2} I also love that we live super close to Raleigh, but we're able to avoid some of the downfalls of a big city.  It's really the best of both worlds.  You can play in Raleigh and then return home to the quieter side of Apex with its 37,000 residents.

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{3}  Finally, my favorite thing about Apex is its history and slogan, "the peak of good living".  The town was founded in 1873 and got its name for being the highest point on the railroad that went through the area.  In fact, Apex is still one of the most intact railroad towns in the state of North Carolina.

Hope you enjoyed my three favorite things about our town!