Another road trip? I feel like a broken record. But, I mean -- I DO HAVE A NEW CAR...and not many other commitments...
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| Many times, the road trips are all about Grandma Camp... |
But, on this day -- it's something REALLY SPECIAL. I'm spending the day with two of my favorite people in the world...ADULTS....WOMEN FRIENDS I've had for decades...
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| My cousin Jackie and I grew up together...she was the maid of honor at my wedding...and she's in Iowa, hunkered down with her 90-year old mother during the never-ending pandemic. |
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| We are driving about 2 hours into Illinois to meet up with my old college roommate, Becky -- who has cancelled our summer meet-up at least 3 times. But -- TODAY IS THE DAY... |
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| We chose Dekalb, Illinois as our meeting spot... |
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| The beautiful Egyptian Theater is closed...but the town is in Phase 4 (don't ask me what that means -- but masks are mandatory) |
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| Dekalb is home to the University of Northern Iowa. Like so many college towns in this country, it is prosperous, well-maintained, full of beautiful parks and grounds. And -- they have lots of MURALS in their downtown!! |
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| The architecture is sooo interesting. I love the concept of apartment living above the retail spaces. |
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| This store was called "Lovers". We were afraid to go in...(or, disinterested?) |
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| I AM COMPLETELY SHOCKED by how similar Becky and Jackie look. They could be sisters!. When I was reviewing the pictures -- I kept getting them confused!! |
I mean -- WOW -- what a spectacular day we had. We arrived in Dekalb at 10:00 -- and met at the Goodwill store. (in case either party arrives early -- there's interesting browsing!)
Then -- we went to one of Dekalb's beautiful PARKS -- and sat at a picnic table under a shady tree. It was a stunning, beautiful summer day. And I had that feeling I love -- you know the one --
"there is no place I'd rather be, and nobody I'd rather be with"...
And we just visited. That's it. We talked about each other's lives...our good old days -- and then our current worries and concerns...the day-to-day stuff that women do so well....in that genuine way that only happens with forever friends.... (we kept the virus conversation to a bare minimum)
Of course, there was a delicious lunch...at a wonderful little THAI restaurant. Pad Thai...yummo...
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