We decided that a quick trip south for a golf outing might be fun. It would be a chance to see if the rehab I have been doing on my back is paying off. Des Moines, Iowa was as far as we had to go to find open golf courses.
When we found out a cart was included in the very reasonable winter rates at the Toad Valley golf course, we hopped right on. And, since I have not been able to golf in over a year, I could use all the help available on the course. Did it work? Well, let me put it this way. I played the same ball all day.
Of course, when one is offered a bit of good luck, I say, "why not?".
The scores, at this point, do not really matter. Toad Valley the second day was even nicer.
Our third day had us playing in Omaha. We were able to get a tee time at the Elmwood City golf course. By the end of the day it was delightfully warm. Then we headed home.
On the way, to finish off the celebration of our 42 years together, we stopped at the 25th avenue Dairy Queen in St.Cloud. The significance of this particular DQ is that, except for 2 years in service and 2 years in Ely for college, we have celebrated a treat here sometime during the week of our anniversary for the past 45 years. We found out that the building will be torn down in the fall of this year.
I thought we should have a picture taken to commemorate long standing traditions. We will still be able to visit the location for a DQ in the future. A new building will be taking its place nearby. So, while some things change (the structure and location of the DQ), other things stay constant (our love and the times we cherish together).
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Happy anniversary! I'm so happy you guys were able to fly south for golfing... I would have been sad if that had gone away with your back being wonky. I know the score doesn't matter, but I'd be interested to know how your scores were (does the "scores don't matter" statement mean mom won? ;) )
It's really sad to hear about the DQ building... I have so many cool memories of that place. Before Division became all blinky and visually overstimulating, it seemed to me to be a beacon of all that was right with the world; guessing the opening date; buying xmas trees; playing guitar and singing from the hood of my friends car. A real live hangout in a way that the mall never could aspire to be.
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