Tim and I had wonderful neighbors in Lubbock! We were front yard neighbors. Meaning, we would all spend time in our front yards instead of our backyards so we could hang out together. We played basketball, planted flowers together, exchanged baked goods at Christmas, invited them to our wedding, and were invited to a quinceanera. Once after a long trip, Tim and I returned home to find our yard nicely edged and our flowers watered. Tim and I had wonderful neighbors in Lubbock!
As we were moving to the big city, we had many conversations wondering what our neighbors would be like. I was excited to get to know them and excited about building relationships with them like the ones we had in Lubbock. I wondered if they would come by as we were moving in. We could show them around the house and introduce them to our families. However, things did not turn out the way I had imagined. We have lived here 2 months and 12 days, and I still do not know my neighbors names. No one came by when we were moving in, no one introduced themselves, and no one hangs out in their front yard.
This has all been very disappointing to me; however, I have recently been convicted to stop pouting about it and introduce myself. Even though I am the new girl, that does not mean I am exempted from making an effort. So I am challenging myself, and I would like to challenge you, to get to know the neighbors. This truly can be a challenge. It can be awkward and bring up a lot of middle school insecurities, but it is well worth it when friendships begin to grow. I am going to begin this challenge by baking some cookies. Cookies always help break the ice! Now that I'm thinking about it, I think banana bread broke the ice in Lubbock.
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