On Saturday we went back to our old neighborhood in St. Paul for dinner with with our used-to-be neighbors. Bill and Karen Paist hosted. Here's a photo taken in their foyer. Their house is sort of a mirror image of our former house next door, but decorated in a much different, much more ornate style.
It was good to see all of these folks again.
Karen put on a wonderful buffet, and everyone brought something to add to the bounty. Karen actually made 'cranberry dessert' which was identical to the one my mom used to make.
Krag, Donna and Mary (she'd left by the time I thought to take a photo) were there as well. We got something of an update as to what's going on in the old neighborhood; the hardware store closed, the wife of the couple that bought our house is pregnant, Richard doesn't have his own garbage pick-up and he and Zach had a dog for a few days. Sad news as well: we found out that former neighbor Rusty (who now lives in Colorado with her family) has breast cancer. And Bill, apparently has diabetes.
After we left we stopped by Krag & Donna's new old house a block away from where they used to live. It's a huge 'fixer upper' and they're doing a fantastic job. It's very cool now and will be awesome when they're finished. It left us a tad nostalgic for the old house lifestyle.
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