Ricki Eichler & I met here on Active Rain back in November when she joined and I was one of the first members to welcome her. There was an immediate connection - of course, we're both in Texas and both with Coldwell Banker franchises but there was more to it.
We've been scheduling lunches since November and life and business kept getting in the way. But, yesterday, we were finally able to work both schedules so that we could meet in Bandera, TX (with a little tweaking of schedules throughout the morning). What was supposed to be a 12:00 o'clock lunch turned into a 1:00 o'clock lunch.
Ricki arrived a few minutes before I did and was waiting in the parking lot - directing me into town and to the parking lot. Big hugs in the parking lot and non-stop talking for the next 5 hours!
Just as we were seated in a comfortable booth and trying to stop talking long enough to order lunch, my cell phone was ringing. I checked the number and was not familiar with the area code so decided I had better answer. OMG!!! It was Lenn Harley calling from Virginia! What perfect timing - a true AR Gathering with Lenn, Ricki and me. Lenn & I chatted a few minutes and I handed the phone over to Ricki so she could speak with Lenn too. Lenn had no idea what she had stepped into!
We finally ordered our lunches and the time just flew! We had lots to talk about and plans to work out. Just as we were finishing lunch, Cheri Lynn arrived and we visited for awhile, then decided we had things to do so we better get out of there! OH WAIT!! We had to take pictures in the restaurant - K's Seafood. We took lots of pictures - hmmm, I think there were other people in the restaurant but none of us really noticed we were having way too much fun.
Ricki & Cheri Lynn have the Pomarosa RV Park in Bandera, TX listed for sale and we needed to go put the sign up. Well, I just want to say it was hilarious! The battery for the drill had very little charge left. We managed to get the sign secure but just barely. Then Ricki says, "I know where we can get another drill". And we headed to another one of her listings to "borrow" a drill. That's where the story ends...I'm pleading the 5th!!! I will say that the sign is now very secure!
Cheri Lynn had other errands to run so Ricki & I headed to the Flying L Ranch. It is sooo beautiful out there! We were driving along the road in the Flying L Ranch and we noticed 2 adult antelope - as we got closer to them - suddenly the rest of the herd popped up out of the tall grasses and there must have been 20 or 30 of them. Running (hopping) thru the grasses, bushes and trees to take cover!! They ran so fast we couldn't get a picture of the entire herd! While we were at the Flying L Ranch, Ricki gave me a tour of another one of her listings - it's a beautiful home on the creek with a huge patio overlooking it - absolutely breathtaking.
From there she gave me a quick tour of downtown Bandera, TX. I had only been there once before and that visit was a very brief business trip. So, I really enjoyed getting the driving tour of the downtown area.
We certainly enjoyed the day and will be planning future AR Gatherings. We hope to persuade some other AR Members to join us - we promise you that it'll be a fun, memorable experience!!!
Here's a link to Ricki Eichler's post about our afternoon - "Another great afternoon, aother great AR gathering".
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LOL! Judi, I read Ricki's post the other day (it seems you've gotten your stories straight).......it's nice that you could get together. Thanks for sharing your day with us.