Disclaimer: The following blogpost is mushy as HECK!
The love levels are high, read with caution!
About a month ago, a few friends and I were hanging out and not being particularly quiet in the apartment above the Maryland Wine Bar. Right across the street, Victorian Charm was having an anniversary celebration and sale event. We had the windows wide open, and we heard the owners attempting to speak to us from across the street. We immediately fell silent, sure they were going to tell us to quiet down - an instinctual, "dad's yelling down the stairs for us to put a sock in it" kind of effect.
Lo and behold, the owners of Victorian Charm saw that we were having our own celebration, and were offering us the leftover food from their event. Pieces of smoked salmon on cucumbers, tiny chicken salad sandwiches, the works. It was a total windfall, and we were awestruck. We spent the rest of our evening talking about how that kind of stuff just doesn't happen everywhere. It's not just a perk of living in a small town, it's a perk of living in a small town of nice people.
I love that Jason and Peggy at Berlin Coffee Shop know which kind of bagel I like the most, I love that I can strike up conversation with just about anyone in town, I love that when I went around Berlin hanging posters for the Food Drive every shop owner lent me some window space, and I love that I see new faces in town all the time. It's even more exciting to see someone else fall in love with Berlin, like I recently realized I have. I love reading those comment cards people leave behind at The Globe that say things like "Can't believe we've missed out on Berlin until now!" and "Everyone is so nice!"
And it gets better all the time! New restaurants to try, new local musicians to hear, new emerging artists, new faces at The Globe... I can't wait to see what Berlin will be like in a year. This year's been something special, and it's only half over.
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