As summer approaches and day light hours get longer the
nostalgia of crickets chirping and neighbors gathering for cookouts returns.
Our hope this summer is to capture that feeling and give our children that same
experience. The kids have been running through sprinklers all day, enjoying ice
cold popsicles, and their little faces and shoulders are starting to turn a
slight shade of pink from the hot sun. But, summer seems to have a magical
essence in the evening. Just as the sun is setting and everyone is finishing up
their grilled hamburgers and hotdogs, there’s a peace that comes over the
evening. The stars come out; the kids bring out the glow sticks, still not
wanting to settle down. And so we let them enjoy this time. This time, when
they don’t have to obey the strict bedtime rules and they are allowed to stay
up a little later because it is
summer. The adults are sitting in lounge
chairs chatting about politics, religion, recipes, children, and anything else
that happens to come up. But, even with the kids still running around and all
the chatter among the adults, not one person misses how great it feels to have
a place to call home, people to call friends, and that magical happy feeling
the summer night has brought to all of them. THAT is what we want to bring back this summer
to Cheyenne Estates. Our hope to have more cookouts with more people. Get to know more of our neighbors. We’d love to have a huge block party with ALL
the neighbors. But we’ll need everyone’s help to spread the word. Let’s get
more people involved on-line with the Facebook page that may be easier for some
to join in conversation and post ideas. We have so many different things we can
do as a neighborhood and it’s time we join together and get to know each other
on a more personal level. If you have
any thoughts, ideas, or questions there is a form on the Facebook page you can
fill out to contact us or you can leave a comment on this blog. We can’t wait to see how this turns out and
we sure hope everyone will want to join us in this venture.
Have a happy Monday!
-Jenn V.
