Party Time

I almost didn't go.  This evening our apartment complex held their anuual Christmas party in the penthouse of the other building.  This is always a fun event with drinks, munchies, a canned food collectiom and a chance to visit with neighbors.  I had been out most of the day at meetings and was really tired when I got home this evening, about 6:30.  I had just about decided that I wouldn't go when I met two of my neighbors coming out of the elevator as I was waiting for it. They were all cheery (perhaps they had started partying earlier) and asked if I was coming to the party.  I told them maybe, came on up to my apartment and then decide to be a little sociable.  So I gathered up a little canned food to take to the party and headed over to the other building.  For the cans of food I got 5 tickets for the prize drawing.  No idea yet if I've won anything, but I had some spiked eggnog and got involved in conversation with neighbors I knew and some I didn't. These were two young couples who actually live right down the hall from me and I had a good time learning about their job searches, recently earned degrees and mutual interests like travel and theater.  I've said it before.  One of the great pleasures of living here is being able to see young faces.  I'll be 74 tomorrow, far and away the oldest one in our cheery group this evening, and I'm not kidding anyone with my looks but it really is fun to interact with younger people.  Let's hear it for age diversity.