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Meeting Jace

Meeting Jace

         When you first meet someone, it can be a little scary.  You've seen pictures of them, perhaps exchanged a few short emails/phone calls.  Still, it's far different than meeting in person.  That wasn't the case when Ja-Ja-JINX and I met Tuesday.  It seemed that we were old friends meeting again after a few years of not seeing each other.

         His wife wanted to see the Dog Show, wanted to see our Akita (Buddy) being shown.  I thought she would sit with my wife so she could explain how the dogs were judged why some dogs were shown a second time, etc.  Nope, she sat alone for the most part, taking it all in.  Don't get me wrong, it wasn't like she was in isolation, or that she was ignored.  Far from it.  She just wanted to experience everything is all.  Meanwhile, Jace and I chatted up a storm it seemed.

         They left about 4:15 or so, they had to get some things done.  We weren't far behind them too.  It had been a while since we had breakfast, so we went to a place called The Dwayne Johnson...  I'm sorry, I mean The Rock.    Dinner was very good, even if we both had sandwiches.  I think we were too tired to enjoy a full meal.

         The original plan was to meet Wednesday night at Lambert's Cafe.          https://throwedrolls.com/menu          It's a pretty unique place, and the home of Throwed Rolls.  If you haven't been there, and are anywhere near Springfield or Sikeston, Missouri, and love good down-home cooking, you should go.  Let me try to explain about the place a little.

         Of course there's a menu you order from (Link is above).  But there are also employees who walk around with what they call 'Passarounds'.  Those Passarounds are those Rolls (and the rolls are only thrown to you, they are not handed to you), Fried Okra, Fried  Potatoes & Onions, Macaroni & Tomatoes, Apple Butter, & Black Eyed Peas. Heck, you can make a meal of the Passarounds only!  They also had a special appetizer last night.  Jowl Bacon, Catfish, Cornbread, and Onions.  Needless to say, we ordered that.  Like most places in today's America, the serve you far too much food.  We had 3 large To-Go containers, I think Jace and his wife had 2, possibly 3 also.  There was also a young lady walking around asking if we wanted a Cinnamon Roll (that wasn't free, it was added to our check.)  It too is HUGE, and delicious (We saved ours for breakfast).  I didn't come close to finishing my BBQ Ribs, and my wife also had a side of Chicken Gizzards with her meal.  Yummmmmm.  No one leaves Lambert's hungry, I will say that.

         What I was impressed with, is how easily the four of us got along.  Again, it was like meeting old friends Tuesday at the dog show.  No one would have known that we were meeting for the first time.  When we pass thru SW Missouri again, we plan on getting together then also.  Anyone in this area is welcome to join us!