The Land of Rejected Christmas Cookies

I have a post up on Elizabeth Sands Wise’s blog Texas Schmexas about trying to build community in Northern New Jersey. It’s called “The Land of Rejected Christmas Cookies.” Here’s an excerpt:

It took us three years to be accepted into our suburban community. We were not only the new kids on the block, we were literally the kids on the block―yes, we were newlyweds, but we were also the youngest couple on a block of middle-aged couples whose kids had gone off to college and senior citizens who were retired. The first year we lived there not a single child came to our door on Halloween.

Read the rest of the post here and take a few minutes to poke around Elizabeth’s blog, it’s well worth it!