After a week or so, I’ve only casually waved to a few folks driving by. I even met two families who had similarly-aged children. But how do I contact them to see if they want to come over for coffee or a play date, or moms’ play date with chardonnay? I literally have to tie my daughter up so she doesn’t knock on their door every hour. The other neighbors look skittish every time I startle them by jumping out the door waving when someone walks by with their dog. Awkward.
Doesn’t anyone go outside anymore? Where are you people? What happened to welcoming your new neighbors, making them feel at home? I know, it’s a dying tradition ruined by crazy people and hoarders. But, boy, it sure would be nice to bring it back again.
I decided not to leave anything to chance. If they aren’t going to knock on my door, then I will go to them! I have a trick that I used before to snag neighbor friends at our last assignment.
The trick? Watermelons. Yep, that simple. I’ve only used it in a military community before so I’m unsure how it will work on civilians, but I am going in.
