We meet people all the time, as does each of you. The fun thing is to get to know them a bit. Tonight we waited in a line to order food from a fast food restaurant (Pepperjax) and got to talking with the people just ahead in our line. There were fun pictures on the wall about this area, most of which were taken 40 to 60 years ago. It was fun to see how the area has developed and visit with these folks at the same time. Later when they ended their meal, she came by to see if we had had a good meal, too. We think that people in the Heartland are just friendly people and like to visit with each other or anyone who happens to be handy. They plan to bring their grandchildren to this place since they liked the food so much. We would certainly go back or maybe take our grandchildren, as we liked the food too.
A couple years ago HW2 and I were doing an antique show in mid-Nebraska and got to talking with another dealer, who had shipped her stuff from England and was attending shows through the States. Monica was a neat lady, and we learned that her son lived in Austin; since we had wintered near there, we seemed to have quite a bit in common. We asked where she was going next and learned it would be the DesMoines, Iowa, show the next weekend. When we learned that she was not sure what to do with the time between the shows, we invited her to spend several days at our house. She turned out to be a great house guest and found several entertainments, like visiting Boy's Town, to fill each day, as she did not want to be a burden on us. She also attended a Catholic church Latin mass each morning, which happened to be two blocks away from our house. We still keep in touch and wonder where she is doing an antique show.
Somehow, wherever we go, we meet fun and interesting people, and their stories enrich our daily lives. The joke in the family is whether we have added each new person to our Christmas list. Somehow, it seems like we should.
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