Flamingo Fridays!!!

We had our first Flamingo Friday in our neighborhood last night. For those of you wondering what that is, hang on one sec and I'll explain. We are really not this creative--we borrowed the idea from some friends of ours. The basic idea is to get together with neighbors in a casual atmosphere to relax, get to know each other, and enjoy each others' company. Shane and I made up flyers that he took to all 59 houses on our street (it's a continuous street so there really isn't a logical breaking point so we went with the whole street) inviting them to our yard for a Flamingo Friday party. This basically means that we provide paper products, tables, and grills. Everyone brings their own "meat dish", chairs, and drinks. They also bring a side/snack/dessert to share with everyone else. We get together with whoever shows up (about 1/2 the street did) and just have a good time. Now, the plastic flamingo comes in because someone else will take it and put it in their yard to signal that they are hosting next week's party. We got great feedback from everyone so we are hoping this will continue the entire year we are here. Even if it's only for a while it's a great way to meet the neighbors and make some friends. It was a great night!!