Monday, January 12, 2026

surprise from pembroke!

"Hey, I'm in town, wanna get coffee somewhere?"
That was the text message.
Here it was, a day that was crazy cold, that I'd already planned to stay in on to avoid the weather dip...
since I can't put a sock on my right foot... 
but this made me think twice abotu staying in.
This text came from a dear friend I'd not seen in years.
Yes, it was cold outside, but this was a special circumstance. 
The text was from my college friend, Rhonda!!!
She and I haven't seen each other since Andy and Sheryl got married.
Not that she was at the wedding.
She mentioned going out with Jeff for breakfast at the Original Pancake House, though I don't recall if that was before or after the other event.
She and I had first met with the Armstrong Masquers, probably around 1985, while I was working on my BA in chemistry.
That's us, sitting on the floor, side by side, front and center. 
The photo shows the huge group of us that worked on "Amadeus", maybe a year later.
What a cat-herding experience that had been for John 'Sooch' Suchower, our noble director! 
Hard to believe all that was four decades ago!
Anyway, to get back to my story about did I stay or did I go: I went!
She and I had such a great visit, too!
She was in town for a doctor appointment and Coffee Deli was close for her.
We sat in that warm space and talked for about two hours!
And when she told me she worked at the Kroger in Rincon, I asked if she knew about Hive Repertory Theater.
Nope!
Well, she does now, and maybe she can even get involved with that group.
I told her about their latest, the fruitcakes musical, and sent her the link to my post about it. 
For sure we'll make plans to go to their next play! 
I'm so glad she texted me!!!

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