“Unannounced visits” Do you make them? If we are in your neighborhood, my husband would love to just pop in for a quick visit. I, on the other hand, insist that we must call first. But why, I love for people to just drop in to visit us. I just think times are different. Family time is so cherished now and I would never want to feel like I interrupted someone else’s. What are you thoughts? Be careful what you write, we may pop in if you give us the ok!
September 11, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I love for people to pop in to see us. But for whatever reason and am like you Leslie and feel I need to call before I pop in on others. Come on over for a visit!
September 11, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I don’t love the pop in visit. Not sure why. I wish I was a pop in kind of gal but when I guess I’m a bit of a loner at times so when I’m home, I want to be alone or just with my family but I do like throwing something together at the last minute as far as a get together. Whenever I try to do that though I’m usually disappointed because people already have plans.
September 11, 2008 at 2:20 pm
I love when people drop in…but don’t drop in on others for the same reasons you mentioned, Leslie. I think it’s a girl thing……honestly. Denver says girls don’t call each other as often because they analyze everything and assume that others are too busy. Guys just do stuff and don’t think about it. (ok…so that’s almost an exact quote. . . partly my interpretation, too.! HA!)
September 11, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I love a last minute get together like Tracy – and find that everyone is usually busy. I don’t tend to like pop ins because usually something crazy is happening! One time Audrey popped in and the dog’s paw had just gotten stuck to a mouse trap in the garage. We had to run to the store to get mineral spirits. We had gotten off the trap and I was giving him a bath in the kitchen sink with massive chaos. Then in Audrey pops in! I loved it and was so surprised to see her, but she has never popped in again – too much craziness at the Underhills. The thing is our life is NOT always chaotic, but it seems at the pop-in moments that the world just happens to be crashing down then. So, a 5 minute warning call is fine for me. Interesting question! Audrey, if you’re reading, do you remember that??? LOL!
September 11, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I love pop in visits, although our house is not always in order for them. However, no one is really ever “just in the neighborhood” here. I especially love my sweet nephew Baker coming on in the house unexpectedly asking me to buy something from his first fundraiser! I love being an aunt, and Baker is so funny!
September 11, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I think it depends on how close you are to someone. Some people I wouldn’t mind if my house was a wreck and others I would. You know?
September 12, 2008 at 3:07 am
Call please… unless I am expecting you. I love having people in, over and around, but want my house to be halfway presentable. It usually never is 100%, but I like it to at least be picked up if someone were coming by. My neighbor and I have the understanding though that the door is always open, dusty, messy, tidy or clean- she is one of the ones I never mind to pop in. Kind of like what Tracy C. says- some people you mind, some you don’t…
Good convo topic Les!
September 16, 2008 at 12:05 am
This makes me sad. I typically was not a drop in kind of gal, meaning that I did not drop in on anyone without calling, and I prefer someone call before they were coming , just so I wasn’t running around in my birthday suit! ha ha, just kidding.
But now I would love drop ins, there’s nobody to come and see us, so I wish we would have had more drop ins and not been so uptight when they happened!!!
Great question!!
September 19, 2008 at 2:48 am
I’m a pop in kind of girl. I like for my house to be clean, of course, but if someone pops in… I’m free. Free from having to rush around and get overwhelmed trying to clean. It’s not perfect, I get over it. I also love to see other peoples houses not perfect. It frees me up. When Carson and I first got married we lived in Maryville. Our closest friends lived below us…best times ever. There was no calling ahead. I loved it. My door is ALWAYS open, for neighbors, anyone. If my house is not perfect with vaccuum lines in the carpet…then your dropping by just freed me up.
January 13, 2009 at 1:52 pm
dropins would be fine with me as long as people don’t expect my house to be spotless