Old Timer Tuesday - Texan Style
If you ever would happen to glance at my personal calendar, one of the first things you might notice is that the last Tuesday of every month is blocked out. Well, there's a very special reason for this. The last Tuesday of every month I have a very important lunch date with all my retired SCSB friends. We all meet at the Pizza Ranch at noon so we can chit, chat, and of course eat. We've been doing this for the past three years and it's always guaranteed to be a good time.
So as I sit here today, this last Tuesday of January, in Corpus Christi, Texas, I'm thinking about my retired bank friends back in Iowa. Did they remember the day? (Usually, I send an e-mail to remind them.) Did Denise and Mary join them? This would be their first official "Old Timer Tuesday" as retirees. Did they all celebrate with an extra piece of dessert pizza? And was everyone able to attend or did the nasty Iowa weather keep anyone away?
Well as you may imagine, being out of state today, I'm just a bit melancholy. There would be no Iowa "Old Timer" friends for me today. (sniff) I love those ladies! They were great co-workers, but they are even better friends. But luckily at about 11:30, my tad bit of homesickness seemed to fade away. It was at that time that a group of about 20 of us from the Villa de Sol community gathered under sunny blue skies, to travel to a somewhat local restaraunt called "The Butter Churn". And guess what? It was even a buffet! (you know how much I love them). Just like the Pizza Ranch! They didn't offer pizza, but oh my goodness - pretty much anything else I wanted was right at my finger tips!
So today as I pulled out my chair at "The Butter Churn," I realized - hey it's "old timer Tuesday Texan style!" Iowa vs. Texas - there's really not much difference. Both groups are about the same age. Both groups like to chit chat, and of course both groups love to eat! And just like back in Iowa there was good food and plenty of great company. So -oh yeah- one more thing. Just like in Iowa, once again, I ate too much and left with an overstuffed tummy! (some things never change!)
So to my Iowan "Old Timers" - I missed you today, but wouldn't it be cool if you all could meet my group of Texan Old Timers? That would be some group! And what about this? What if after lunch, we'd all top the day off with a dip in the pool?
Last one in is a rotten egg! (sorry Iowans- I couldn't resist!)
So as I sit here today, this last Tuesday of January, in Corpus Christi, Texas, I'm thinking about my retired bank friends back in Iowa. Did they remember the day? (Usually, I send an e-mail to remind them.) Did Denise and Mary join them? This would be their first official "Old Timer Tuesday" as retirees. Did they all celebrate with an extra piece of dessert pizza? And was everyone able to attend or did the nasty Iowa weather keep anyone away?
Well as you may imagine, being out of state today, I'm just a bit melancholy. There would be no Iowa "Old Timer" friends for me today. (sniff) I love those ladies! They were great co-workers, but they are even better friends. But luckily at about 11:30, my tad bit of homesickness seemed to fade away. It was at that time that a group of about 20 of us from the Villa de Sol community gathered under sunny blue skies, to travel to a somewhat local restaraunt called "The Butter Churn". And guess what? It was even a buffet! (you know how much I love them). Just like the Pizza Ranch! They didn't offer pizza, but oh my goodness - pretty much anything else I wanted was right at my finger tips!
So today as I pulled out my chair at "The Butter Churn," I realized - hey it's "old timer Tuesday Texan style!" Iowa vs. Texas - there's really not much difference. Both groups are about the same age. Both groups like to chit chat, and of course both groups love to eat! And just like back in Iowa there was good food and plenty of great company. So -oh yeah- one more thing. Just like in Iowa, once again, I ate too much and left with an overstuffed tummy! (some things never change!)
So to my Iowan "Old Timers" - I missed you today, but wouldn't it be cool if you all could meet my group of Texan Old Timers? That would be some group! And what about this? What if after lunch, we'd all top the day off with a dip in the pool?
Last one in is a rotten egg! (sorry Iowans- I couldn't resist!)
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