Our neighbours below us (Janne, Lotta and their two year old daughter, Edla) came for a first date at our place tonight. As usual, Jo had been the one to make first contact with them a while back, but it took some time to get a date sorted that suited all.

Freya and Edla hit it off immediately, and played wonderfully until they grudgingly fell asleep at 12 o’clock. Much more of a surprise was Freya’s speditious acceptance of Janne, and she was soon sitting in his lap, playing with him. We don’t see Freya’s cautiousness with men a problem, but it’s always nice to see her involving male company in her world.

We adults got on well together, too. Whilst the girls sat on the balcony, drinking and talking, Janne and I did the stereotypical thing, and played Pro Evo Soccer 5 on the PS2. I hadn’t expected him to be into games, only because nearly everyone else I know of our generation has a completely neutral opinion about videogames, so it was excellent to find someone with a similar interest to my favourite past-time.

As it turns out, all four of us seem quite compatible. I only hope Jo and I are not some sad couple who overestimate other people’s opinions of us, and we end up happily ringing them to invite them to all kinds of things, while they try their best to avoid us and eventually move cities to be rid of us.