(I am a Louisville Colorado Realtor and I love living here with my family.
Samantha MacMillan is married to Louisville Realtor Brian MacMillian and loves living here.
Most of the time, I am explaining why this is such a great place to live to folks relocating here from out of town. But, My wife has her perspective as a mom. Here are her opinions about living the good life in Louisville. – Brian McMillan)
By Samantha MacMillan
Without hesitation I say the schools, our community, and location make Louisville the best town I have ever lived in.
My Kids Love Louisville Schools
Two weeks ago the PTO at our children’s school, Fireside Elementary, sent home a free T-shirt for every child for the upcoming jog-athon. The next morning I found my children dressed in their jog-athon shirts ready to head out the door at 7:20 AM to start raising money for their school. After convincing them it was a bit too early and waiting 30 minutes, my 7 and 4 year old went to neighbors throughout our community to ask for donations in support of their school. Within one hour they had raised $100! They also set up a lemonade stand and raised another $80.
Parents and students support Fireside elementary school in Louisville.
We even had three police officers that stopped to say hello and to support the kids. My daughter recognized “Officer Joe” by name as he had been to her school just in the past week to introduce himself as a new officer within our community. The students at Fireside raised over $45,000 for the PTO. The community support of our school was very impressive.
Our Community Shares
We have a dedicated Facebook page for Louisville residence called the “oh oh two seven“. On a daily basis you hear about random acts of kindness, helpful tips from neighbors, and community information. Residents of Louisville are consistently looking out for each other. I feel fortunate to have such an amazing community that warns me about rattlesnakes on a certain trails in town or suspicious activity, In addition, we all can share contacts for plumbers, information on upcoming event, etc.
Louisville Babysitting Co-Op
Another example of the wonderful community I am a part of is my babysitting co-op. The Bebop Co-op was originally formed in the 1970s by a group of moms that decided to exchange childcare with each other. Here we are 40+ years later and this coop is still running strong. We even have a member who was once a child in the co-op and is now a member with children of her own. The saying “it takes a village” is very true and these other moms are my Louisville village.
Last but not least, I definitely love the location of Louisville! Being a Colorado native, and having never relocated out of the state of Colorado, I would have to say that Louisville is my favorite place to have ever lived. I love being so close to the foothills in Boulder but also being only a 30 minute drive to Denver. We are fortunate to back to open space in Louisville with a pack of coyotes and a nest of owls just outside our windows. It feels like at least once a week during the summer we end our evenings with a full rainbow out our back door or a beautiful blue and orange sunset over the mountains.
It’s true. I might be slightly prejudiced because I am the wife a Louisville Colorado Realtor. Living in Louisville is like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Brian and I and our children couldn’t happier than living here in Louisville and Colorado.
Louisville is a beautiful place to live and I am fortunate that our family calls it home. I guess we had a really great Louisville Colorado Realtor find our home. Thanks, Brian!
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