Dinner & a Movie

Such is our life that often times our 'plans' change moment to moment. Upon learning that the field team that is based out of Missouri had decided not to renew for 2008, Roger offered for us to drive to Dexter, MO and pick up their truck and trailer. After talking it over with our boss in Billings, it was a go.

So yesterday morning (Sat 1/5) found us rolling out of our driveway at 6:00 a.m., headed east. A bit further east than we had originally thought! By the time we pulled in to Dexter, MO, we were about 20 miles from Kentucky & Tennessee to the east and Arkansas to the south! The weather had turned gray and drizzly, and a bit chillier than in OKC.

However, on our journey across Missouri on US 60, we stopped at a nice little place in Birch Tree, called Lucky's. There I found an old fashioned pineapple malt and Roger was tickled to find his favorite brand of peanut squares! It made for a nice stop along the way to break the day. Of course, we had started our day with a breakfast stop at the Cracker Barrel in Tulsa!

I tried out the new headphones the kids had given me for Christmas and enjoyed listening to my favorite Vince Gill songs until the battery gave out on my MP3 player.

We arrived in the 'big' town of Dexter about 3:00 p.m. and had no problem finding the truck and trailer. That 'yellow' sure stands out! The trailer will be ours for the next 3 years or so, but the truck will be hooked up to our old trailer and taken to a company property in Florida. So, I'll be following Roger back to OKC, driving our truck (without a trailer, thank goodness!).

We had been in this area about 12 years ago, and knew of the 'famous . . . or infamous' Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston, MO. The is the original "Home of the Throwed Rolls". There are actually 3 of the 'real' thing (2 in Missouri and 1 in Alabama). They have been in business since 1942 and the food - and the atmosphere - are one of a kind. It's just a fun place to go. So, after checking into our motel, and parking the monster rig, we headed east once again for a bite of supper. It was already getting dark, although it was only 4:30, but we wanted to beat the Saturday evening supper crowd. With 'Sylivia's' help (the GPS), we drove right to it and was soon enjoying a HUGE glass of iced tea, and a 'fresh from the oven' hot roll, with a paper towel full of fresh fried okra. We were working on our second hot roll, when our country fried round steaks appeared! What a treat! Roger had opted for the 'rooster' portion, and it came served up in it's own BIG skillet, along with mashed potatoes, white beans and carrots! Thankfully, I had opted for the 'hen' portion, and it was still more than a body should eat! But, oh so good! And we both managed to finish off the meat, but not all the veges and rolls!

After 'frogging our sides' we headed back to Dexter and (by plan) got there in time to take in the 6:45 showing of the new movie "National Treasure". (No popcorn for us!) The little theatre sat just down the street from our motel and had two screens. Being a 'first run' movie - and a Saturday night - we had stopped by before going to supper to see if we could buy our tickets in advance. The guy assured us that there was no need for that - and, it turns out there wasn't, for there might have been 30 people in the entire theatre for the show. (Guess you can tell we are 'big city' folks!) It wasn't the Harkins in Bricktown, but not bad for the ticket price of $3.50! So that was our big Saturday night 'dinner & a movie' (the first in MANY years!) in the bustling metropolis of Dexter, MO!

Today finds us heading back to Springfield, where we'll stop for the night and meet some old friends for supper, before heading back to OKC Monday morning.

Our 'new' trailer is another Montana, but this one is 38 feet long. Roger tells me it's only 2 foot longer than our old one, but it 'feels' so much bigger. I'll, most likely, be a nervous wreck by the time we get home, with me following Roger all the way!