We've been adopted!

So, last night we had our first dinner guests. Ed and Robin are in their mid-sixties and some of the sweetest people we have ever met. I met Ed because I was following signs for a garage sale in a residential neighborhood about 1 mile away from where we live. The actual sale was a bust, but Ed came out of his garage and waved me in to show me some stuff he was trying to get rid of. He ended up selling me a solid wood kitchen table with 4 chairs, a solid wood 5-shelf bookcase, and a 27" TV for $125!

We ended up talking for a long time and the next day, Courtney and I came back to his place to pick up the stuff in a U-Haul. We all hit it off and exchanged numbers and when we talked again Courtney and I decided to invite him and his wife over to be our first guests. We thought it would be a great way to light a fire under us and make sure the house was in order before the madness of medical school started.

So, last night was the night. Of course, I am cooking this big meal for us and the temperature outside is soaring into the triple digits! And, of course, we have no air conditioner and only a little 7" fan from Fred Myers. It was at least 15 degrees hotter in our apartment than outside, to boot. So, Ed and Robin come over and we quickly decide to take all of the food to their place and enjoy it in the central air conditioning. They have a wonderful place, it reminded Courtney and I of our old place in Philly. We had a great time, even though my fish and chicken left something to be desired, and we didn't get home until 5 1/2 hours later! At the end of the night, they both told us as we left that they told their whole family about us and that there are some relatives closer to our age they would like us to meet. They also added that there is plenty of room in their family for us! It was really sweet of them. It is a good feeling to know that there are nice people out here willing to give help you out when you need it.