In all the fun, we forgot to take pictures! Except for this one.
Remember these? Some of us actually brought ours. If you remember, last year the ladies of LVHM ordered them.
Our first LVHM Family Connect Sip & Mingle was fun, entertaining, and rather productive. It seems that when you get men and women together over drinks (alcoholic and otherwise), we actually have rather insightful points of view and we make progress on ideas and initiatives! This was another opportunity in-line with our theme of acceptance started in May to get to know each other better and provide an inclusive environment here at LVHM.
Aside from getting to know each other better, we talked about how to make our community better. For starters, we talked about the obvious–the Clubhouse. The basement is still closed off. Some of our neighbors were brave enough to go down there. It’s awful! Odor is an understatement and mold still everywhere. Good then it’s secured…for now. And there are concerns about the lack of work being done to remediate the basement. With AC running, there are concerns that it’s not really safe for us to keep meeting at the clubhouse. We’ll make sure to confirm that before our next event with the HOA/DR Horton.
Then we all talked about the future. Our community is growing and our clubhouse isn’t. All present were in agreement that if we could, we should expand the clubhouse. We discussed various ways that could be done and talked about space allotment. While the issue of expanding the clubhouse was brought up to DR Horton already, we’ll continue to pressure them with our concerns. It’s a large under taking and the reality is that it may not happen with DR Horton owning the HOA. But once homeowners take over the HOA, it will probably be one of many ideas we address quickly. Having a play space for kids and a room with a TV and a gym was mentioned.
Food was amazing! Again, apologies for the lack of pictures. Irene Sansone made some amazing Italian meatballs with chicken and lamb. Trust us when we say they were divine. Most of us picked up something on the way in, which is totally fine. These Sip & Mingles aren’t meant to add to your plate (couldn’t helpt, sorry). Homemade treats are not required, although we do love tasting your beloved favorites.
And for fun…
In honor of being a more inclusive community and having couples attend the Sip & Mingle, the idea of getting new wine tumblers was brought up. For the men, we’re thinking beer-ware and fun wine tumblers for the ladies. We’re going to start the process of sourcing these and taking orders soon so stay tuned .We already have a company that can assist.
The men in attendance did bring beer and the ladies enjoyed wine. Now there were those in attendance who did not drink alcohol. Sparkling water with lemon and bottled water was on hand for those who didn’t want to drink wine or beer. Others brought their own beverages. Our Sip and Mingle doesn’t require drinking alcohol. We’re more focused on the mingling and less on what you’re sipping.
For the next Sip & Mingle, we’re going to include families. We want to make this easy for all neighbors to participate and having kiddos there would have been fine. From past events, we’ve provided games and activities and the kids enjoyed themselves while the adults visited. Stay tuned for our announcement on July’s Sip & Mingle date.
LVHM Family Connect 