So long...

Today is the last day of Eddlemon's, "the store". Even though Johnny and Joe moved to the golf course a few years ago, "The store" has still been there, pretty much like they left it. Today however they signed closing papers and new owners took over. It is a very sad day! Everyone is dealing with it very well, however it is still pulling at some heart strings! Corey and I have always laughed about "the store" being like Cheers, you know, "where everyone knows your name". Since it closed there has been a piece of our life missing. Just like there was Norm, Cliff, Sam, Woody and all those other characters on Cheers, we had our own cast of characters that played a significant role in our weekly visits. When I think of the store I think of Raphael, Shimpaugh, Whetstone, Fran, and the late Seibert and Don Hasty. These people, along with so many others hold a special place in our hearts and will always mean so much to our family. We miss being with them and listening to their stories every week!
It will be interesting to see what the store becomes, but it will never be easy to walk through the doors and not see our precious Meemaw waiting to welcome us with a hug!

On a lighter note, we were at the store a few nights ago getting some last minute things. There were few things left from Meemaw's estate sale left in the room. Morgan calls out, "Mom look at these big CD's!" Obviously she was referring to records, but we all had a good laugh about that one!

What great memories and no one can ever take those away! The best part is we still have a hangout for the weekend, new characters to cast in our lives, and many more memories to make!