I DO LOVE IT HERE

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I got everyone to leave.  Finally, i was alone.  My possessions, many boxes, strewn about the hallway, the living room, the bedroom, and the kitchen.  I was ready to organize and setup my new living quarters.

I started with the furniture that i could move on my own.  I got all of my books shelved.  When i got to unpacking, and had most of my clothes put away, there was a knock on my back door.

There stood a blonde, young, portly man holding a beer in one hand, and a potted plant in the other.  Through the screen door his voice boomed;

"HI! I'm Randy.  I want to welcome you to the neighborhood."  

I can smell the Coors.  This wasn't his first one.  I open the door; he hands me the plant.

I'm shocked and very touched as i say "Thank you so much!"  
I introduce myself as i place the plant on the countertop.  

"So do you need help with anything?" he asks while casing my place from the doorway.  
"No, no.  I'm just unpacking."  Randy insists that he could help with unpacking.  
"No, thank you." I insist back.  "I'm very anal about where i want stuff, i need to do this alone."  
Randy tries to re-insist, but i kindly decline once more before he tells me,
"Well, i juss wanted to welcome you to our neighborhood and if you need anything, anything, girl let me know."  I thanked him again, and assured him that i would do just that.

After shutting the door, i was relieved to continue my organizational quest, and also in giggles over the silly-drunk exchange.  Immediately, he became my favorite neighbor, even though i hadn't met anyone else yet.

I barely got the rest of my clothes put away when came another knock at my back door.  There stood the same blonde, young, portly man holding a beer in one hand, and a potted plant in the other.  He opens the screen to hand me the second plant.  

"HI! I'm Randy.  I juss wanted to say 'Welcome to the neighborhood.'  You're going to love it here.  Ohmygawd, it'ss sooo nice here.  Do you need anything?  Do you need help with anything?  Do you want a beer?"  

I shake my head no. 

"Okay, well, girl - let me know if there's anything i can do.  Welcome to the neighborhood!  Byeeeee!"

I set the second plant on the counter-top next to the first one.  Both succulents.  Like Randy.