Last Minute Dinner Date

It’s been five years since we moved to northern Virginia from Capitol Hill. Right after that the pandemic came and the opportunity to meet neighbors was very limited. Then last year we finally met our next door neighbors who moved in almost two years ago. During the summer months we would see each other on our balconies. Over time we saw them at condo events like outdoor barbecues and Christmas parties. Now we have had an opportunity to visit with them at their house and they at ours. We are happy to keep an eye on Mister when Mrs goes away for the weekend or on a trip. We haven’t been in contact since Christmas for a variety of reasons and Mrs recently went on a ten day trip and returned last week. I texted her to see how she was doing and she replied by asking if we would like to join them for dinner at a local restaurant. But we had just ordered pick up from Moby Dick - our go to Persian place - for later in the day. So I asked her if they could stop in here instead, since we would already have dinner prepared. She said yes and would bring the wine and a treat. So we ordered a couple more items to cover dinner for four. When we brought the dinner home we simply set up all of the containers on the island and texted them when we were ready. It was such a nice evening to spend time with people again. It’s not easy making friends in a new place. This is a great start.