Would you light my candle?

On Friday, we came home from a quiet Bio Bev to find that all of North Campus (including our apartment) was without power.

Luckily, I am always prepared.

There’s a rechargeable flashlight plugged in right next to the front door, as well as a slew of matches and candles tucked away in the closet. We were ready to sit out the night.

But, we had noticed on the way in that our neighbors (the awkward ones who stare at us and have a loud child) did not appear to have any sort of illumination. I decided to extend the neighborly olive branch and went next door to offer a spare candle. Mom and son were delighted to have some sort of light in the house and accepted it gleefully.

Hopefully this is the start of a more pleasant neighbor relationship.