We have lived in the Spring Texas area for 11 years and we LOVE living here. I have to be honest we had reservations about moving here. My husband's job transferred us out of Denver and Houston was one of our options but we wanted no part of Houston. In our mind it was a big dirty city with lots of oil refineries. Instead we went to North Carolina which is a beautiful state but far away from all our friends and family who were in Kansas, Colorado and Texas. 2 ½ years later we were transferred again. This time we bit the dust and came to the Houston area. God knew what he was doing because I don't know that we would have been as happy here had we not traveled so far from family to begin with. We love living in Spring! We have a Spring mailing but are very close to Tomball, The Woodlands and Magnolia.
I think one of the things I love most about the Spring area are the friendly people. Even though Houston is one of the 
largest cities in the United States the communities still have a sense of a small community. I go to the grocery store, post office, the mall and see people that I know from my Spring/Tomball area and everyone is so friendly. I think friendly and Texas just goes hand in hand. It is nothing for people to wave as they go by. I have a friend who moved here and she said to begin with she kept looking over her shoulder to see who they were waving at.
The other thing that I love is the foliage. I had no idea it was such a pretty area. I love the mixture of trees and wide open spaces. North Carolina was beautiful but growing up in the plains of Kansas I felt a little claustrophobic with all the trees. The beauty of this area is that you still have all the trees but you also have the plains. We have towering pine trees, oak trees, sweet gums, dogwoods and all kinds of native bushes. It stays green here almost all year. The leaves come off the trees in December and on Valentines Day it is already time to prune the crepe myrtles because the leaves are getting ready to come back on. We have plants that grow in the ground that I thought were only house plants, split leaf philodendron and ferns to name a few. I just had no idea how pretty the area is, it is almost subtropical.
I heard a radio commentator once say we have two seasons here summer and January. That is really not far from the truth. I have to admit it gets a little steamy here in the summer time but air conditioning is a way of life. Personally I find that I can stay cool easier in the summer time than I used to try and stay warm up north in the winter. We rarely have a day over 100 degrees but it does almost become a broken record in July and August of 95 degrees, 95 degrees, 95 degrees and we do have high humidity. The good news on that is that it keeps our skin soft.
I couldn't mention all the things I love without mentioning the school districts. We moved here when our children were in 5th and 9th grade. Since that time they both graduated out of the Klein school district. They were well prepared for college. Our daughter went on to get a degree from the University of North Texas in Communication Design. Our son decided to join the Army as an Intelligence Analyst. He had that option because he scored so high on the military test. I think all the 
school districts around here must be as good because whether my clients live in Conroe ISD, Spring ISD, Tomball ISD or Magnolia ISD they all want to stay in the same district because they are so happy with the schools.
Missy brought up another reason that I love Spring in the comments. I’m surprised that I forgot to mention housing affordability when I wrote this post but I am rectifying that right now. In Spring we were able to buy a new home with more square footage than the houses we left in North Carolina and Colorado; plus the homes we left were built in 1960 and 1979. Additionally our houses are pretty I love the wide variety of architecture you find in our area. Most homes are mainly brick with either masonery or hardy plank along the back. If you aren’t familiar with hardy plank it is cement board and works great in our area with our pest problems. The home we had built in 1996 was one of the first homes to have Hardy Plank but it is now the common siding that is used.
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Marchel, this post makes me so proud to be able to say that I live in Texas! You've done a great job telling everyone about your area in specific and Texas in general.
Howdy Marchel
What a really fine post, on Spring TX, Let me tell you why I love living here!!
The word you wrote lets everyone feel the love you have for your fine are.
Texas is a really fine State to live in. You are very right that the folk's are very friendly, that's for sure.
Marchel, Spring and the Tomball area are extremely nice suburbs. I have known several people from that area, and they all love it.
SONDRA, Thanks!! We LOVE living here!! Like I said we fought coming here so it has been a WONDERFUL surprise. Texas is so diverse we have it ALL!!
DALE, I love how friendly our area is. I'm always waving as a I walk.
GARY, I had never heard of Spring or Tomball before moving here but I LOVE It also!!
Marchel, This is a great post. It really makes you feel great about your area and about Texas. You are a great promoter of this great State. So glad you are a waving, smiling, friendly Texan and a friend of mine. Have a terrific week! :)
Marchel, very nice. It seems to me you have a Spring, Texas competitor in the Olympics...Whenever they mention that, I think of you. ;-) I love your pretty photos, and isn't it nice to LOVE where we live. ;-)
Marchel: What a fabulous post. You convey the feel and the flavor of Spring. It is such a lovely area. Thanks so much for sharing... and congratulations on the gold star and the feature. Take care...
Marchel great post. I love Virginia as it is "home" but reading your post makes me want to at least visit your place!
You could convince me just from the lovely photos---sounds like a super place to put down roots.
Marchel, you forgot to say how affordable the homes are in Spring, TX. as an avid follower of yours I have seen all the wonderful things you have written about it for years now.
Marchel--With your wonderful description of Spring, Texas, everyone will want to move there! Sounds like a great place to live!
Marchel, congrats on this one becoming a Featured Localism! Texas is very diverse.
Marchel, Wow I loved reading about Spring, TX. It is so wonderful that you found such a beautiful place to live (eleven years and counting!).
Marchel, Wow I loved reading about Spring, TX. It is so wonderful that you found such a beautiful place to live (eleven years and counting!).
Marchel,
Wonderful description of living in Spring Texas! Sounds like a great place to live. I love Texas. I have lived here all of my life. Congratulations on the featured article. We are proud Texans!!!
Great SEO here Marchel. And it was featured! Wow!
This is michael, Karen's husband.
Great post, makes me want to see more pictures of Spring Texas.... congrats on your feature!
RICKI, I'm originally from Kansas and that was also a waving friendly state so I'm happy to be in another waving friendly state.
TERI, I have been watching the Olympics every night but didn't realize there was someone from Spring. Is it one of the male gymnast?
KAREN ANNE, Thanks and Thanks!! I love where I Live!!
NANNETTE, Prior to moving here I had a pre-conceived idea about Houston and I'm happy to say the reality was totally different than what I thought it was about.
DIANE, It is a lovely place. I have always been an outdoor person and we have a beautiful outdoors.
MISSY, Thank you for noticing what I had missed. I have rectified that in my post. You are right housing affordability is one of the wonderful things about Spring.
TERI ECKHOLM, I think the secret is getting out as our area experiencing phenomenal growth. We are a HUGE area though and still have LOTS of room to grow.
REBECCA, It has been AMAZING at how fast the last 11 years have flown by. The two years we were so far from friends and family seemed like a long time but the last 11 years happened in the blink of an eye.
MICHAEL, I had a GREAT SEO teacher. Please know that you are both in my prayers. Thanks for stopping by.
SHANNON, Thank you!! You love in a very pretty area also. We have a time share in Marco Island.
Marchel, fabulous local post. Great to see you continuing your efforts so well!
Marchel - What a nice post. Thank you for reminding us about the little gold star, I had forgotten about that. Even the name "Spring" sounds friendly and an inviting place to live.
Marchel - It sounds like a great area and I too appreciate an area where people are friendly it makes a difference.
Marchel, I can't remember....seems to me it was one of the women swimmers. I just remember hearing they were from Spring, Texas - and of course, thought of you. ;-)
What a great place to live. I hope I have the honor of visiting your beautiful part of Texas.
Marchel, you have the most beautiful pictures anywhere!
Marchel - I had to keep going back to make sure I wasn't reading about the Indianapolis area---REALLY!! Much of what you said in this post pertains to central Indiana at least in the spring, summer and fall. My daughter is in graduate school in Austin, so I enjoy reading about all and any of Texas. Wonderful post!!
RYAN, Thanks! It is fun to write the localism post especially when you love where you live.
CARL and CEIL, I'm glad to see the little gold star back for localism.
JENNIFER, I love the friendly aspect about our area. We love it here.
TERI, I guess I have missed the Spring swimmer. I know we had a diver from The Woodlands last time but I have not heard about anything this year.
JOAN, I had not idea this part of Texas was so beautiful before we moved here. It is lush and green most of the year.
ROBERT, I'm very much a novice photographer so that means a lot!!
PAT, I have never been to Indianapolis but it sounds like a place I would like to visit probably not in the winter though. So your daughter is a long way from home. Our daughter is living in New York City right now so I know how that goes.
Hi Marchel... What a beautiful picture you've painted with your words. It's clear that you love your town and that makes the painting even more special, beacause it's heartfelt. Great post!
Hi Marchel, there is nothing more exciting for a real estate professional than loving our hometown (new or old) and helping other folks make a home there. You know we feel the same about our piece of paradise in NC too. Great post!
Ginger
Marchel, what a wonderful post about Spring, Texas. You've painted a beautiful portrait of your hometown. The Chamber of Commerce should be thanking you! Congratulations on the feature.
My sister lives in the Magnolia area, in Sendera Ranch! What a coincidence! Although, I'm partial to my Florida, I agree that area is beautiful for sure! I believe your surroundings can make you a happier person - congratulations, sounds like you've found "your place"! :)
Wonderful post of Spring, TX Marchel. I can't believe how green it is there, much greener than here in Colorado. I think it goes such a long way when you live in a city where people actually know you and people wave! I like the photos you included in your post, you always have great photos!
I was born and raised here, left for awhile and have been back since 96. I too love it here and I'm glad you like it too.
STEVE, I do love living in Spring. Thanks for stopping by!
DEBBIE, We have a brand new Chamber of Commerce so they can use all the help we can give. We do have a beautiful area to promote though.
GINGER, I love loving where I live. That has not always been the case for me so I truly appreciate Spring.
CHERYL, I'm only about 20 minutes away from where your sister lives in Sendera Ranch. I know that our surroundings make us a happier person. I did live a few places where I was not happy.
PATRICIA, When I come back to visit my family in Colorado I'm always surprised at how brown it seems. It does have a beauty of its own though as I still love Colorado. It is just apples and oranges. I always found Colorado to be friendly also.
CHERI, I was born and raised in Kansas. It was very flat and not nearly as many trees. I love the foliage here. I could not be happier living here.
Marchel,
Congrats, :) you did a very well job ! :) and very professional, ok, I have missed many blogs from you.
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That was very enjoyable reading. If I didn't love where I live so much I would take this to my husband and at least visit there!
BUFFY, I love Spring but at the moment you will find a lot of downed trees and very little power. Even with all the long lines for fuel and groceries you find most people are still very friendly. It is a GREAT place to live hurricanes and all.
Marchel, thanks for telling me all about Spring, TX. It sounds wonderful. I hope to leave Colorado Springs and retire where it's a bit warmer...I'll mention Spring to the hubby.
Marianne: I live in Fort Worth, Texas... about three hours north of Spring. I think if I were going to move... it would ALSO be to Spring, Texas. And... I would beg ask Marchel to be my Realtor. She knows Spring, Texas better than anyone I have seen since I have been on Active Rain.
MARIANNE, People are amazed when I tell them that I would not go back to Colorado as I LOVE Spring but I love not dealing with the elements. The last house we bought in Westminster faced north (we of course bought in the summer) and that did it for me. It gets a bit steamy here in the summer but it is a lot easier to shed clothes than having to put them on as far as I'm concerned. Then I of course love Spring for all the other reasons that I mentioned.
KAREN ANNE, Thanks so much for your kind words!!
It is beautiful. I grew up there. I just can't imagine fighting that much traffic and humidity selling real estate. Best of luck...I'll try to send you referrals and keep us in mind in Red Raider land...dry and dusty West Texas....Spring/Woodlands area is beautiful and I do miss the scenery, golf courses, trees,etc.
Marchel, I would think that a little humidity would be refreshing...good for the skin! I'm so ready to leave here...LOL
JEFF & LISA, I grew up in Wichita Kansas so I'm thinking your terrain is probably similar. My Uncle lived in the Dallas area when I was growing up and I thought that was what all of Texas was. WOW was I wrong inthat we have EVERYTHING!! I had no idea that this area was so pretty. I knew I wanted to live in an area that had trees but North Caronlina was almost overkill for the trees when you are originally from Kansas. I could not see anything for the trees. The beauty of our area is that we have the trees but also the wide open spaces that I am use to.
Our traffic is getting bad but for the most part I'm out and about in the middle of the day so miss most of it. I rarely drive the freeways, partly because I have no freeways close to where I live. One of my daughter's friends years ago called me the Queen of the back roads. Now that I have a GPS I'm even finding more back roads although that area your sister lives in is not on the GPS yet and I'm always cutting that way so it tells me "recalculating" the whole time.
MARIANNE, Actually the humidity is something that I love about our area. When we lived in Colorado my skin was so dry I felt like an Alligator. I also have dry eyes and my eyes would often water all night when we lived there. With the humidity I have very little problems with my dry eyes which is wonderful. You wouldn't think dry eyes would cause your eyes to water but that's what happens.
Marchel, My husband just got me a GPS for my birthday, which isn't until December, but he gave it to me early and I love it. I used it the first time on Monday to show houses and it was sooooo nice. I now wonder how I lived without it. I think of all the trees I will save not printing Yahoo maps anymore and that's a bonus.
Marchel, I have the dry eyes problem. I know they water because they are dry...silly. And yes, I've got the alligator thing going on. Looks like I need to plan a vacation in your neck-of-the-woods.
Cheri,
I have had my GPS since July. But, it doesn't map so many of the roads in my area that I leave it at home.
I think I will drag it out again and play around with it some more. I hear only good things.
Marchel: You certainly did a fine job promoting your area and the love you have for your area. Ceil and I came through Spring awhile back and I know exactly what you mean. Even when we stopped to get directions folks were nice and took time to explain landmarks to look for so we didn't make any wrong turns. (Yes, the GPS went bonkers). Folks are just nice in all areas of Texas and it is a wonderful place to live.
Congratulations on the pretty gold star.
Carl Winters Canyon Lake Texas
CARL & CEIL, I'm not even sure how you found this post but I'm glad you did. I wrote it 2 years ago almost to the day. We LOVE living in Spring. For being so close to a big city the people are incredibly friendly!!