Well, good TBT Thursday Morning, y'all.
I arrived at GiddyUp first thing to get an early start on the day and spend some time creating a post about my storyboard days, but I didn't expect Badass to show up a day after the funeral of his wife.
"Hey Ben, you here kinda early, he said.
I bought a sympathy card and was gonna mail it to Larry, but Therese suggested we just bring to the funeral... I'm glad we did!
Larry introduced Tee and me to two of his three kids. It was good to put the faces on to the many conversations Larry and I had about his family. I felt it necessary to apologize for not staying very long. Tee had a conflicting doctor's appointment, but he was just thankful that we decided to make it.
I was very surprised to see him at Giddy Up
I didn't want to say something like "What the hell are doing here today" but instead asked him what his plans were for the morning.
"I planned to have a cinnamon roll and some coffee, take it to the cemetery, and visit my Peggy," he said.
"Well, that's not a bad idea, man! Why don't you grab a seat while you're waiting for the cinnamon roll?"
He sat with me for a little over an hour, eating, staring and talking about the funeral service. He seemed at peace with it all. With a big sigh, he looked at his watch, got up and moseyed out the front door.
Mary, "don't call me a barista," O'Day, asked me where I've been as she poured me a second cup.
Well, lately, lots of early morning doctor appointments, but yesterday, I said, Tee and I went to Larry's wife's funeral!"
WHAT? When did all this happen? Why didn't Larry tell someone? Ya know his wife's been sick for years," she announced.
"Oh that's so sad," she said.
Luckily, Badass was long gone and just the way he'd probably prefer it... Montana beckons?
Second cup!
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