We love our neighbors

This past week, I haven't slpe much at night and unfortunately, I don't have Matt to blame for it (hehe!). My cold progressed from a sore throat and slight congestion to a nasty cold and horrible congestion at night, to the point that for two nights, I slept for about 2 hours. The bronchial spasms were so bad that Matt slept on the Airobed in the spare bedroom for 2 nights. I really felt horrible about it; Mucinex and Robitussin didn't seem to do much and after another sleepless night on Friday, I decided it was time to go to the Dr. Well, sure enough, I had a low grade fever and a severe case of bronchitis. 4 prescriptions later, I walked out of the office and may my way over to CVS. The pharmacist looked pretty impressed when I handed over the 4 prescriptions; just a slight smile on his face but when I left out a pretty nasty cough, I think he knew it was for real.
The weather was absolutely beautiful Saturday, I took my book outside, a blanket and a big glass of water to stay hydrated along with my sidekick Wrigley. As soon as we got outside, Wrigley spotted her best friend, Amber, across the street. Amber is a 2 year old German Short Haired Pointer or as Wrigley knows her as, her wrestling partner. Lisa brought Amber over and the two ran around the backyard, kicking up dirt and leaving tracks in their path. Lisa and Brian are expecting their first child, a girl, in December. We bought them two very adorable outfits I found in Macys as a thank you gift for watching Wrigly when we went to Chicago; one was purple and yellow poca dots with a cute hate and pretty pink pjs with footies ( I love footies!) To repay us for the outfits, Lisa gave us a kiddie pool for Wrigley since Amber doesn't like the water. It was one of the best gifts Wrigley could have gotten. She was hesitant at first as we filled it with water; I think she thought it was a giant water dish becauase she kept on drinking the water out of the pool. Matt threw some of her toys in, which got her front paws in but it was a little too cold and she bounded away. She creeped closer again, gently touching the water with her paws. And since she seemed to be taking too long to adapt, Matt picked her up and put her in. She was in total shock; she just stood there, starring us down like we were the most evil parents ever. She soon walked a few laps around, jumped out, ran like a crazy, possessed dog around the tree and then dove back into the pool. I really wish I had it on tape because it was such a classic Wrigley move. We played out there for about an hour and she still wasn't tired...to be young again!

Saturday night, Matt and I were invited to a meet and greet of Rivercliff neighbors as well as the neighborhood dogs. The party was co-hosted by Rich and Sandy, who live about 3 houses away as well as Liz and Kent, who live around the block from us. We had the pleasure of meeting about 6-7 other couples, all around our age, that have moved into the neighborhood all within the last year. Some are couples, some engaged and others are newlyweds but none of us are native to Milford. It was great to see that eventually, this neighborhood will be packed with kids riding bikes, running from house to house and alot of gatherings amongst families and maybe eventually, a tradition of Friday night with the ladies of Rivercliff. Liz was my favorite, maybe because she is native to LI so we had alot to chat about. She is extremely outgoing, personal and an excellent cook; we exchaged some recipes last night and I'm super excited to try them! Overall, the evening really made me feel like Matt and I chose the perfect neighborhood to start our roots as a family. I just can't wait until the next party when I can drink!