Sunday, February 07, 2010

Missing our neighbors!

Most of you have probably heard a story (or two) about our neighbors Roger and Marlena that live across the street. They are in their early 80s, and totally unique characters each in their own right. Roger loves to do dramatic readings as part of a performance group, and subsequently talks as if he is always doing some sort of dramatic reading. He is also quite fond of hanging out next to the mailbox so he can chat with the mailman everyday as he makes his rounds. And, he never misses the chance to say "welcome home" when we pull in the driveway after a tour (or a trip to the grocery store). After our last tour we received this voice mail approximately 30 seconds after pulling into the driveway: (I couldn't post the audio alone, so here is a photo of Roger at our block party a few years ago for a visual)...



Only 4 more weeks Roger and Marlena...we'll be back soon! :)

4 comments:

Heidi said...

That is awesome!

Anonymous said...

How cute:)
Mom

Eileen Short said...

Love it! Especially the "Roger & Marlena...bye-bye" part. :)

megan said...

precious! you are obviously equally special to them!