another exciting block party

You may remember our street had a block party last summer. Because that was our first such event in 28 years, everyone was more than excited to get together. People had such a great time that Saeed — whose family helped organize the party — said he wanted to plan another similar event in the future.

Saeed apparently made good on his promise because we just had our second block party since 1995. It's hard to believe how fast a year goes. We saw some familiar faces, as well as a few other neighbors who we had not talked to before. Just like last time, people brought lots of good food. Our homemade oyakodon was especially popular.

But one thing I noticed is there were fewer people from younger generations this year. I think the biggest reason is that school has already started for the college-aged kids, especially if their school uses a semester-based schedule. However, some teenagers who did show up didn't stay long except to get food. It seems younger generations don't go out much these days.

Even though the novelty factor had worn off — and most people didn't stay quite as long — this event was still pretty enjoyable. I'm definitely looking forward to the one next year.

Currently listening to: Ultimate Doom soundtrack – "Nobody Told Me About id" by Bobby Prince