Monday, February 06, 2006
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER....2003
September came in with a flurry of activity. We were busier than ever with Missouri Transit and Rocky was doing more driving to keep up. We had four other drivers. I was restricted more and more to answering the phone and taking care of problems for everyone. It was creating more bookwork for Becky and we were all under the gun to keep up with our part of the operation.
Johnny Cash and John Ritter died in September. It left a big hole in the entertainment world and for their many fans who adored them. I think Johnny was just anxious to be with his beloved June who died earlier.
Jonathan and Aimee’s wedding was coming up and we were all involved with preparations for that. I had supper for Jonathan and Aimee, a good friend of theirs who was best man and Becky…… George picked Jennifer and Marc up at the airport in KC and drove down in time for supper with the rest of us.
The wedding was the next evening on the 26th at 6:00 p.m. and was beautiful in a simple way…..a small church and lots of friends and family. Decorations were in good taste and the bride was beautiful in her white gown. Jonathan looked like he was about to be shot……his eyes were telegraphing a large mixture of joy and nervousness but managed to get through the ceremony without any of the mishaps he feared might happen. There was a very nice reception after.
The next day we went to Lambert’s (home of the throwed rolls) for dinner to celebrate Marc’s 36th birthday. We were seated at table #36 so we figured it was a good omen. We were indulged with food enough to break the table down…..it is one of the “must stop” places between Springfield and Branson and during tourist season the lines form clear around the building. Coming from CT. Marc had never seen so much food at the prices, nor as good……. folks know how to “feed” in the Ozarks. Everyone left the next day to be back at work on Monday.
October was beautiful…….it is always the prettiest month with people who celebrate four seasons. Warm days and cool nights, the leaves peaking at the height of their color….it‘s a tough act to follow. Our new John Deere mower with the leaf attachment was a great help in getting our leaves up. Rocky’s sister, Marie and husband Harold, came on the 10th for lunch and we enjoyed our time with them. They lived in our town early in their marriage and have friends here….over the years their jobs took them to St. Louis where they worked their last years and retired.
The month closed out with excitement for our little neighbor boy, Davy. Halloween is a big occasion for him and aunt Becky always dresses up to go with him and his family to “trick or treat.” It turned out to be a warm and rainy night but it didn’t dampen his fun at all. I had a plate of his favorite food from “grandma’s house”….hot rolls. His eyes lit up and he ran back to the car in his vampire costume with his prize. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all be that happy with so little? Success isn’t getting what you want…..it’s being happy with what you have. If we could all remember the simple pleasures we enjoyed as kids I think we would all be better off. For me, that was a long time ago……..
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
Johnny Cash and John Ritter died in September. It left a big hole in the entertainment world and for their many fans who adored them. I think Johnny was just anxious to be with his beloved June who died earlier.
Jonathan and Aimee’s wedding was coming up and we were all involved with preparations for that. I had supper for Jonathan and Aimee, a good friend of theirs who was best man and Becky…… George picked Jennifer and Marc up at the airport in KC and drove down in time for supper with the rest of us.
The wedding was the next evening on the 26th at 6:00 p.m. and was beautiful in a simple way…..a small church and lots of friends and family. Decorations were in good taste and the bride was beautiful in her white gown. Jonathan looked like he was about to be shot……his eyes were telegraphing a large mixture of joy and nervousness but managed to get through the ceremony without any of the mishaps he feared might happen. There was a very nice reception after.
The next day we went to Lambert’s (home of the throwed rolls) for dinner to celebrate Marc’s 36th birthday. We were seated at table #36 so we figured it was a good omen. We were indulged with food enough to break the table down…..it is one of the “must stop” places between Springfield and Branson and during tourist season the lines form clear around the building. Coming from CT. Marc had never seen so much food at the prices, nor as good……. folks know how to “feed” in the Ozarks. Everyone left the next day to be back at work on Monday.
October was beautiful…….it is always the prettiest month with people who celebrate four seasons. Warm days and cool nights, the leaves peaking at the height of their color….it‘s a tough act to follow. Our new John Deere mower with the leaf attachment was a great help in getting our leaves up. Rocky’s sister, Marie and husband Harold, came on the 10th for lunch and we enjoyed our time with them. They lived in our town early in their marriage and have friends here….over the years their jobs took them to St. Louis where they worked their last years and retired.
The month closed out with excitement for our little neighbor boy, Davy. Halloween is a big occasion for him and aunt Becky always dresses up to go with him and his family to “trick or treat.” It turned out to be a warm and rainy night but it didn’t dampen his fun at all. I had a plate of his favorite food from “grandma’s house”….hot rolls. His eyes lit up and he ran back to the car in his vampire costume with his prize. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all be that happy with so little? Success isn’t getting what you want…..it’s being happy with what you have. If we could all remember the simple pleasures we enjoyed as kids I think we would all be better off. For me, that was a long time ago……..
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
