I have the privilege of living in an apartment building with many young professionals that come from all different walks of life: engineers, artists, actresses, furniture makers, accountants, doctors, chefs, musicians. We are an eclectic group. Last winter, my friends Joe, Becky and I started a party planning committee here at our building where we wanted to plan events for the whole building. Our first event was a progressive dinner around Christmas time. We moved from loft to loft for different courses of a meal. The idea was pretty well received and we had a blast. It was fun getting to know my neighbors; people who you live in such close proximity to and see almost every day.
Over the weekend we had a cookout because many of my neighbors are moving out for a few different reasons. They are really cool people, and I am sad to see them go. Saturday was filled with chicken pot stickers, noodles and cabbage, butternut squash, sausage filled peppers, hummus, veggies, fruit, corm on the cob, berry pie, carrot muffins, and a whole bunch more deliciousness. There was impromptu singing as 90's music filled the air. New friends were made; ideas and philosophies exchanged. The rain held off and it was just a great time.
At the end of the evening we gathered in my friend Mark's empty apartment while he made a ceremonial goodbye speech. "....I now pass on the responsibility of keeping a good community around this place." With that he unplugged the Christmas lights that had been on since our Christmas party and handed them over to Roger, the new "Mayor" of Auburn Station. It was actually a really sad moment. We have had some awesome times, this community of neighbors. But now those of us that remain look forward to meeting new people and continuing on the tradition of party on the patio at Auburn Station.
What are some of your neighborhood stories???
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