The Mrs will tell you that I’ve never been one of those people who spontaneously stop by someone’s home just to say ‘Hi’. She, on the other hand, is the opposite. If she thinks a neighbor or friend needs something, she won’t hesitate to stop by and bring them a meal or just talk.
Just this evening, on the way back from dinner, we passed by a friend’s home. I jokingly blurted out, ‘Hey, let's go knock on their door and say we were just stopping by!’ thinking we really wouldn’t stay, but that we could all get a good laugh just by the surprise visit. After all, no one would expect uninvited company on a Friday evening!
The Mrs, thinking I was serious, and would love to hang out at their house, said, ‘Yeah. That would be fun’. Like a dummy, I had to tell her I was just joking because my mind was so fried from a long week of work, I could barely keep my eyes open, and we had dogs that needed to be let outside.
Fortunately, we balance each other out when it comes to our social life. If I were more like her, we wouldn’t spend much time alone. If she were more like me, we would stay home most of the time. So, in the end, we both make compromises to keep the other happy.
When I was younger, it was much more common to stop by uninvited just to drop off some homemade cookies or to say ‘Hi’ to family and friends. It also made a good excuse for my mother to use in order to get us to do our chores; because of the ‘Just in case someone stops by’ factor.
Today, we need to plan at least a week in advance and put it on our phone, or Facebook invite, to remind us. Socially, it’s even considered rude by some people today to stop by uninvited. For us, if someone came by our house just to say ‘Hi’, we would be more than happy to let them in and share a cup of coffee. We may be embarrassed because the house wasn’t picked up as well as we would prefer it to be if having company over, but most people won’t care about that.
So, tonight, as we're huddled up at home by ourselves getting ready to watch a sci-fi show together, here’s to breaking all the rules this weekend and finding a random friend's house we can stop by just to say ‘Hi’! Don't worry, we probably won't do it, but just in case...
I’ll leave you with a very funny video below that relates to the random visit. I promise it will give you a laugh if you’re near my age and can relate...
