*chuckling to myself* Hmm, this one might be a little less anonymous, if only to me. And, regardless of how self-serving the question is, it does give me a chance to tell you about two great people who have become known as the "Capital-N Neighbors" in my blog.

When C. and I moved in, lo these 6.5 years ago, we were met in the fast approaching darkness by two figures. S. and B. quickly identified themselves as "even-numbered" neighbors and as the light faded we struck up a friendship that has only cemented itself further in that length of time.

Serendipitously, B. and I had gone to high school together and, as time went on, we surmised that C. and S.'s family trees were rooted quite closely with each other all of which solidified the notion that our fair city is the "biggest small town in the lower Midwest and upper South."

The Neighbors have been part cruise director, part security guard, and part psychotherapist over the years and I can only hope that our children will enjoy each other as much as we enjoy each other's company. I can't imagine having better neighbors and while I know things change and people move on in life, I hope that we're good friends for many, many more years to come.

But, don't even get me started about those "really odd"-numbered neighbors across the street, because that's an entirely different question.