AWESOMETOWN

We've dubbed our little 10-unit Townhouse complex "Awesometown" because well, it's awesome! How did that name come to be? Well, during our yearly owner's meeting, Michelle asked the group what the name of our complex actually was since it is a bit of a mystery and before anyone could say anything, I blurted out "Awesometown". People laughed but sure enough the name stuck and more and more folks are using the moniker to describe our living situation.

But a name alone does not make a town awesome, a town must be awesome to truly deserve the name Awesometown. Take yesterday for instance, a few of us were hanging out in the courtyard letting the dogs run rampant when Tom suggested we have a big BBQ, everyone who was there said "sure" and just like that a feast of epic neighbourly proportions was underway. Within a few hours we were eating, drinking and laughing while filling our bellies to no bounds.

Let me get into the extremely tasty foody specifics: we provided 2 types of baked Chicken Wings (18 Roasted Garlic & Herbs and 18 Brown Sugar, Red Salt & Chili), a large Summer Grape Tomato Salad, Grilled Sausages and Michelle's highly-coveted homemade Chocolate/Espresso Cookies. Tom & Angela created smoked/pulled Beef Brisket Sammiches, Corn & Blue Cheese Salad and mustardy rustic Potato Salad. Teri provided the Roasted Garlic Wild Rice and Portobello Mushroom Burgers. Mike & Carla gave us the Ginger Soy BBQ Salmon, the Arugula Summer Salad, fresh Bruschetta, Olives & Cheese. How's that for awesome???

4 units pitched in for the food, 2 other units made cameo appearances and a good time was had by all. Sangria, Wine, Beer and Scotch were shared and again we got to know our neighbours who are all cool people and this quick impromptu BBQ turned into a memorable night. It's funny, when we lived in Deep Cove, over the course of a year we met our neighbours once or twice and never "broke bread" with them, I bet you I wouldn't recognize them on the street if I saw them. But here it's different, a lot of us hang out, go out on the town or have everyone over for a meal or a drink, it's great.

I love AWESOMETOWN.