The sandhills

Recently I went on a weekend trip with my friends, Theresa and Suz, to the Sand hills of Nebraska. We drove there in order to spend time with another friend, Ang, who lives there. 

 An interesting trip.

The drive began as a typical trip with good friends. We discussed everything from current events, small town gossip, family and faith. We were to meet our friend in Valentine Nebraska at Auntie D's Coffee Shop. Once we get there we make a b-line for the restrooms, only to find that we would need to walk down the street to a western wear shop. We pretended to be shopping for saddles and ropes, but I am sure they knew we were just there to use the facilities. Back at the coffee shop we walk around and wait. It is a really cute place, but clearly our friend was running late.  Suz found out that the owner of the shop knew our friend and asked that she tell Ang that we are across the street at the Corner Bar. Although the owner got a funny look on her face, she said she would pass along the message. Guess she was hoping to make a coffee sale.

There were a handful of people sitting inside the dark and dingy bar. Although it was a mutual decision that we would not use the restroom there (or put our hands on the table) the beer was cold. We were there long enough to get into a discussion with everyone there and found them all to be entertaining. When Ang finally makes her entrance to meet us, she was met with all of the patrons greeting her with shouts of "Here she is!!"

Ang accepts her drink from the waitress, leans her head low and very quietly says "this place does not have a good reputation" at which point Suz very loudly exclaims "But everyone is so nice here!!!!"

Turns out we were sitting in a strip joint!
Well....that explains the posters on the wall!

I for one would have paid top dollar to see Ang holding her head low and looking to see if anyone from her church was around to see her walk into the Corner Bar. We laughed, but every time Ang repeated this story to family and friends, they all looked shocked.  

And so the weekend began.......