Cypress Texas...a growing area

Published On: November 3, 2008

We moved out to the Cypress area in 1977 when we found our dream home nestled into a quiet cul-de-sac off of a quiet country road named Huffmeister.  We had actually gotten lost and ended up in this country area that was miles and miles from civilization as we knew it.  We turned down that street and saw this  little tudor style house painted in  ugly army green trim.  Trees everywhere. Weeds everywhere.  Wild animals everywhere!  We were in heaven!

We bought the house and moved our girls into it and began a 31 year love affair with the Cypress area.  We had to drive 7 miles to find a grocery store on the corner of Jones and 1960.  There was a little drive-in called Huffmeisters (imagine that) where we could get some essentials and there was Juergen's where we could get a great cut of meat or mosey to the back room and have a beer.

We had moved from the Memorial area and were sick and tired of the traffic, crime and noise.  Cypress was indeed a big change from the rat race we were accustomed to.  The girls loved it and grew to be true Cypress homesteaders.  They learned to ride horses, help birth puppies and kittens and what it truly takes to care for  the horses they were learning to ride.  That was also when they learned that horses were not their cup of tea!  You mean someone has to clean that stuff up??  LOL  THAT was an experience.  But, we loved it all.

As Cypress has grown we have watched areas like Ravensway maintain a style and grace that only comes with age.  We've watched Longwood develop and become one of the beautiful additions to Cypress and attract some of our fine residents who appreciate the mature trees and the reverence for nature.  Coles Crossing has been a more recent development and they too have maintained a lot of the older hardwoods and pines that make Cypress the beautiful Northwest gem that it is. 

Now we have Bridgestone, Stonegate, Riata Ranch, Towne Lake, Cypress Mill and Cypress Mill Park, all of the Copperfield extensions...all kinds of waterfront properties, small ranches, golf courses and so much more.  But...the one thing they all have in common?  They all want to be identified as being in the Cypress area.  It's just a little thing and I can't explain it; but, we all seem to want to be a part of something more intimate than a huge sprawling metropolis.  So, we're in Cypress.  It's a nice  place to be.  Ask me anytime where I live and I'll proudly tell you....Cypress, TX