Neighbors Squared

We've met a lot of our neighbors so far and have gotten along quite well with all of them. The ones next door just had a baby and we've taken tours of each others houses. The one diagonal/left used to live in our house in the sixties. The ones across the street gave us a loaf of bread when he first met us and took in our newspaper when we were gone. All very friendly.

But there are two houses whose occupants we haven't met and nobody seems to be making any attempts. We can see both getting in and out of their cars, walking their dogs, etc. But despite our waves, we've haven't gotten a smile in return. Maybe they haven't seen us.

But now it's springtime. People are outside more.

Lo and behold, this weekend we met the elusive woman who lives diagonally/right. She parked the car outside our house and was getting groceries out of the car while we were gardening. Finally, introductions were made.

Her: "So you moved in last month, right?"
Us: "No, in November"
Her: "Oh my gosh, that long ago? I'm a terrible neighbor".

We heard from our neighbors next door that she and her husband work at OHSU but I didn't know where. Alas, she works in the LAB ACROSS THE HALL. Seriously. Less than 10 feet from our lab door. The labs share common equipment. A kitchen. A bathroom. I've been in the lab and the house since November and have never met her either place. Retarded. She even works on the brain doing NTS stuff.

I saw her today in the lab for the first time after our introductions.

We said hello.