When I introduced myself to the guy who was there from our national organization he said he was surprised, he thought I'd had a conflict and wouldn't be there. I told him I did have a conflict but I'd finally figured out how to be in two places at once and that was going to come in so handy. LOL. I wish! That would be awesome. :)
And it wasn't just work that kept us busy either... four nights in the last week we've had company for dinner - three of them at home (which also means cooking!) and one of them at a new place that just opened in Deep Deuce, Urban Johnnie.
This place is owned by the same people who have Johnnie's Charcoal Broiler, an iconic OKC burger place for sure. They have some of the same items on the menu (like the Theta Burger, which everyone seems to love) but they have some other items, too - even vegan items! We were thrilled. The food was great, the atmosphere was cool (LOTS of TVs for all the sports fans) and it's a two block walk from our place. They have a great patio out front that will be awesome on the non-windy warmer days that are just around the corner.
Another night we had a business dinner and then, on the only evening left in the week, we made our way to the wonderful Colcord Hotel for the Urban Neighbors Annual Meeting where I was elected as one of the new 2014 board members!
I love the Colcord. Such a beautiful building and they've done a great job keeping things updated on such an old building, too. The hotel was built in 1909, just a few years after statehood, and was the first "skyscraper" in OKC. Hard not to love the marble walls in the lobby...
We actually started attending Urban Neighbors events before we ever moved downtown. We knew we would be there in a couple months and we knew we wanted to get involved - so we could meet others who lived nearby, discover some of the great places they meet/dine and so we could learn more of what downtown offers. It's been a terrific group to be part of and I'm really excited about being on the board.
We had Steve Lackmeyer as a guest speaker at the meeting. Steve is a columnist for the Daily Oklahoman and is probably the foremost authority on everything downtown. He gave us updates on a few developments, answered a lot of questions and praised the group for wanting to be even more active. He was really interesting.
One of the projects our out-going president mentioned at the meeting this week was a community garden. All the details aren't quite worked out yet but work will get started soon on the raised beds. I can't wait to see how all this pans out. I've had a few tomato plants and an herb garden but never grown much food besides that. Now that we eat a plant-based diet, growing vegetables seems like a perfect idea. I wonder if it might end up looking something like this?
I told the group Thursday night that a big part of my job is being a meeting planner so I hope that will help with some of my duties on the board. They have all kinds of committees I can work with, too... membership committee, business committee, social committee, social media committee, etc. I can't wait to get started and see where it goes. I suppose having time to do something like this is a direct result of our downsizing. Sounds like a win-win deal to me. :)
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