Doug and Lisa

A few weeks ago, our neighbors, Doug and Lisa moved. We have enjoyed having them as neighbors. Not only have we become good friends with them, but our kids adore them as much as they adore our kids. They are young so they still have enough energy to jump on the trampoline for an hour or more with the kids. They are the reason Everest loves Purdue so much. Over the past year, they have taken the time to really get to know us and our kids. When they went on their delayed honeymoon in Europe, they brought the kids back perfect gifts. When I had morning sickness to the point I could barely get out of bed, they would come over and get the kids and they cooked dinner for us on Friday evening.

We are happy for them and the new adventures they will be embarking on, but we will miss them very much. Luckily, for now, they are only in Indianapolis (about an hour away). They came up a week after they moved and we went to dinner at a great sushi/hibachi grill restaurant. We have plans to visit in the next week or so and on throughout the summer. There is plenty for us to do in Indy.

A few days before Doug and Lisa moved, it rained for a week or more. The grass kept growing. Doug had given away their mower so he was borrowing ours. He had cut the grass a few days earlier, but it needed cut again. Nathan was cutting our grass and decided to leave Doug a message. He wrote MOW in his front yard. Nathan giggled the whole time he did it, while Leaf rode in the backpack. Silly boys.

 

One of the days the home inspector or someone was at the house, Doug came over to hang out with us. Leaf was wearing his apron and naturally wanted Doug to wear one too. He picked out one of Everest’s aprons for Doug. What do you think? Doug is always a good sport.

Moving Day. Everest helped push boxes from the front of the truck to the back and down the ramp. Nathan said he was amazed at how well he pushed the boxes because many were very heavy. Everest had a great time, although Nathan said he was on the border line of being annoying. He would push the boxes down the ramp and then say “Excuse me, could someone please get this.” Nathan said it was cute at first, but he continued to do this the whole time they unloaded. They went out for pizza and beers after. That night Everest crashed and slept really well. We are thinking of getting him a summer job moving boxes! 

On the bright and weird coincidence side of things…..the family that bought Doug and Lisa’s house happens to be one of the very few families we already know. Nathan works with Brad, he met him at orientation and they get along very well. We went to a Halloween party at their house and I really like Jeaneen also. They have 3 kids (6,5, and 3- I think). They worked on the house for a week and a half before they moved in, it was weird knowing no one was living there. But they are moved in now and the kids play together very well. It is nice to have neighbors we get along well with.