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TASTE OF HOME DESCENDS UPON WACO, TEXAS
This past Saturday, twelve ladies descended upon Waco for another "Salado
Ladies" luncheon and get-together. Wait, you say. Why are you called Salado
Ladies if you are in Waco?
Good question. In the early beginnings of our luncheons back about 5-6 years
ago, we met about 2-3 times a year at the Stagecoach Inn in Salado.
After several years of this we decided we were ready to test new waters. So the
Elite Circle Grill in Waco
became one of our favorite restaurants. Then we tried another city, Temple. Then, back to Waco to Ninfa's Mexican
Restaurant. Ninfa's has been a real favorite. The restaurant always sets us up
at our own table and they don't care of we have door prizes or recipes to
trade.
So, this past Saturday, we all met and had a great time. We
planned to meet at 11:30; however, we got there early and as we (my friend Linda and I) got out of the car, here comes Vammie and her ladies right
behind us. How fun to see Shirley (aka Groucho) from Connecticut who is visiting Verna. And, she had Charlotte and Charlene with her, too. Then we
saw Judy Carol. Then, Sandy
showed up. Before long, Maxine and Barb were coming in. And last, but by no
means least, here came Bettie and Julia.
Although no mention was made of door prizes, we ended up
having enough door prizes for all in attendance so everyone went home with a
prize. (See the table behind Bettie and Julia).
We also had lots of recipes to share.
After all the hellos and hugs, we found a chair and started
in on the chips and hot sauce (YUM!). We decided to hold the door prize
drawings before our food arrived so our waiter graciously drew names for us.
Lots of "ooooohs and aaaaaaahs" as everyone opened their door prize. Those
lucky enough to get one of Maxine's door prizes, found themselves with home grown
green beans and apricots. There were lots of cookbooks, too.
Finally, our food arrived and all of a sudden it was quiet.
As everyone finished, they wandered over and picked up recipes from the stack
of recipes that everyone brought to share.
Cheese Enchilada Dinner
Then came dessert. What! Dessert after all that Mexican
food? Yep! Maxine and Barb shared some fried ice cream and Judy Carol ordered
some, too and shared it with several around the table. Vammie and her crew tried the flan.
Pretty soon it was like fruit basket turn over as everyone
tried to get around the table to talk to old and new friends.
We were excited to have a brand new field editor join us -
Julia B. from Georgetown. She and Bettie came together.
Two Field Editors, Joan left and Julia right.
Finally, it was time to head home. We had a 1 ½ hour drive
ahead of us. As we said our good-byes, we knew that come Fall, we would be back
together again catching up on all the news.
(Watch for possibly more pictures).