One reason it took us so long to find a home was because we were more selective about the location than the house itself. We wanted to be in a neighborhood where people aren’t strangers to one another, but still have privacy. Today we met our first neighbors while they were out walking their dogs. He’s an assistant Attorney General who also advises the homeowner’s association so that they don’t overstep their bounds, and she’s a nurse practitioner who went from house to house giving out Gatorade to flood victims. Though we haven’t met them yet, there’s a doctor two houses down, a physicist who works in nuclear medicine at Vanderbilt living across the street, and the woman next door does something in country music. As it was explained to us, everyone knows each other and is there if they’re ever needed, but is busy enough with their careers that they don’t have time to be nosy neighbors. Looks like we hit the nail on the head. Score!!!