Last week I called Gerald and invited him to have lunch with me. It is wonderful to work and live in the same small rural Minnesota town population 1,000. We met at the Railside, a few buildings down from the bank. My point of all of this is to share the different path my life has taken.
Gerald and I sat down to lunch and a bit later a local farmer came up and sat down with us to shoot the breeze. And then a bit later a couple more farmers came in and took their spots at the same table. Good ol' guys, bib overalls, flannel shirts, seed caps, whiskers and snoose between their teeth. We all just sat and ate lunch together. I could only laugh inside as 10 years ago if I went out to lunch, I sat at the table with "suits".
After paying 8 bucks for lunch, sharing local chatter (not gossip), talking about the weather and when planting will start, I would not change my life in Atwater for anything in the world. I kissed Gerald goodbye and was on my way with a skip in my step and a smile on my face. Life is good!
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