But how can we love them if we don't even know them?
Yesterday we had a pool party/barbecue at the pool in our apartment complex. We invited a bunch of our neighbors, but only the high-schoolers came. It was a little awkward at first. We (my roomates and some of the guys from Cornerstone who live in the complex) were sitting on one side of the pool, putting together the grill and preparing the food, and the high-schoolers were on the other side of the pool (Nobody really got in because the complex just re-did our pool, and the water is super cold.).
When the burgers were done, we called them over. They walked, skipped, and laughed their way over to where we were. They all filled their plates with summertime goodies, but instead of walking back to the opposite end of the pool to eat, they put their plates down. Then they walked over to where they had been sitting, grabbed the pool chairs, and moved them over to where we were. It was way cool to watch.
We spent the rest of the afternoon talking, laughing, and watching them throw each other into the freezing cold water.
This is the story of how we are getting to know our neighbors a little bit more.
(also, an update on Kevin (across from us), and Renee (below us): we had Renee and her family over to play games on thursday night, and on saturday, we helped them move out :( Kevin called and he is having to stay away on business for even longer. He will be moving to Chicago soon. )
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