A favorite summer memory!

An old memory, but a great one! The summer of 1988 had to be one of Boone's hottest! The days were full of sun - beating down on those of us who worked outside running the rides at Tweetsie Railroad. We had one little umbrella over the control box at the ride. Most of the time we returned from our safety checks to find well-hydrated but hot parents huddled under our only shade for the day! We had to politely ask them to move so we could access the control switches for the rides. Slight breezes were most welcome as were the late afternoon thunderstorms. As long as there was no lightning, we could continue in the rain; but most vacationers did not want to ride in the rain - unless they were not returning with a rain check and may make their children ride, even in tears, to get their money's worth! We had mercy and tried to put them on the rides with covers, like the carousel.

Anyway, I worked in jeans, tennis shoes, and a long sleeved chambray shirt with a bandana - every hot day! At the end of the day, I was worn out, sweaty, and ready for something cold. I would go home and take a shower and change into my shorts and then visit Pete at his job at TCBY! He went to summer school during the day and worked there in the evenings. Since he closed, we did not see each other much during that period of time and were newly engaged. Our solution? I would go and sit in a corner in the new air conditioned store and people watch while he worked. He did not like the yogurt, so he gave me what he would get on a break - usually a chocolate waffle cone with chocolate soft serve yogurt. So wonderful after a hot day in the sun!

Once I went with some friends. We watched as one girl came in with a couple and flirted with my dear fiance - asking him to try each flavor more than once and giggling. He never noticed. And I appreciated that. And she did not know he was engaged. I would not let him wear his wedding ring that early - though he had tried. He wanted to put it on the day we got them! So I watched while he patiently waited on her, and she flirted with him. She was a little mortified when he came over to tell my goodbye when we left. I thought it best just to act like I had not noticed her - that way she would not feel as bad. And he is so good looking. She was not the only one who flirted with him!

So going to Waffle Cone Wednesday brought back sweet memories today. The summer before we were married - just working and going to school, and life was very simple. I thank the Lord for giving me such a wonderful, hard working, and good looking husband!