Why mess with Texas? That is where dear husband (DH) and I hooked up…well…sort of. We will celebrate thirty years together in March thanks to meeting in August of 1984 for a first reading of that risqué musical play and the crazy fun-filled performance that followed. In a city too large for my outport soul, I connected with like-minded people that fateful year. More importantly, I found my soul mate. Yep, soul mate. The fodder of romantic novels happens in real life, for there are no other words to succinctly explain our connection to one another.
Here we are three decades later, lucky enough to retire incredibly early and have choices. What to do? Canadians are snowbirds. It’s a long-standing tradition. For those of you not of this continent, snowbirds fly south, away from mounting snowbanks to the sandy shores of the southern states.
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Don't we look like the perfect match? The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 1984 |
Faced with our first winter of freedom, we thought of our beginnings and decided to bring it full circle. Texas. We’ve only been to the imaginary stage version of the state, so this is an exciting adventure. As for the existence of a real life Chicken Ranch? Stay tuned. We’ll let you know what we find out.
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Rose! What a cute post! More power to you and your soul mate. I found mine by the map of Africa in a political science class at college. We can wax nostalgic about maps. ;-) I can't wait to see what you find in Texas...chickens or not. ;-)
ReplyDeleteSoul mates turn up in the strangest of place, don't they? I mean, whodda thunk it? DH played the religious zealot and I played "cough" a lady of the evening...or day...or morning...it was the Chicken Ranch after all. We still are a pair of juxtapositions but, hey, it works!
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