Remember “Tears at the Table?” My post about how we went to that restaurant and I cried?
We went back there yesterday.
The atmosphere was a bit different. It was a Friday afternoon, instead of a busy Saturday lunch. We were seated in a different room, at a high top table. I faced a window, but my back was towards the door, so I couldn’t see who came in and left.
My heart got moved a bit, when I saw a man about my dad’s age, standing outside on the sidewalk. I still have my dad, eight hours away, but I miss him every day.
We ordered. Our appetizers came. Our food came. We ate. A pretty ‘normal’ eating out.
That is, until we were waiting on the check.
This time it wasn’t a group of women, someone who resembled her, or a kind stranger that started the steady stream of tears.
Instead, it was a familiar tune that kicked up on the speakers. Stevie Nicks.
Fitting actually. My momma loved Stevie Nicks. This time the tears at the table prompted a bit of a smile, too.
Thanks for reading.
Jessica
Unmeasured Journeys 
Awwwwww…..💕💕
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Stevie Nicks… my, I miss my momma. ❤️❤️❤️
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I used to play Scrabble and Monopoly with my mom back in the day – we enjoyed it. I am sorry that a trigger caused you to be upset. It will be easier as time goes on.
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Hi. Thank you. I think you’re right.
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Hopefully, as time goes by, there will be more smiles than tears at the memories. My heart goes out to you. Now I have to say – did your parents play Scrabble? We love Scrabble. We play with a local Scrabble group. We’ve played in official tournaments – but haven’t done so since Covid. In any case, blessings to you on this day.
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I hope you’re right about the smiles. Thank you for that.
Yes, we grew up playing Scrabble. Nothing official though, just family game time. My dad actually made a huge wall hanging of the Scrabble board and put magnets on the letter tiles. It hangs in my parent’s hallway. Anyone going down the hall, can stop and make words. :)
Wow! That’s awesome that you play with a group and did tournaments before Covid. I would LOVE that! Bet it was fun to do a tournament.
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The tournaments were fun. Some people though are more serious than us – the higher up you go in the divisions, the harder it is and more serious. We have made some good friends though. The Scrabble wall hanging sounds fun!
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Good friends are great. Love that you like Scrabble.
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