Saturday May 24th~

Challenges are what make life interesting and 

overcoming them is what makes life meaningful...

 When Arvid and I went to Karaoke night the other day

 I was talking to an older woman.  She was very interesting. 

 I asked her where did she move from.  She said Las Vegas.

  She said for the last 35 years she's been living in Vegas 

and only been in Branson for seven months.  

I of course then asked her why she moved left Vegas.  

Her answer made me smile.  She said, the last time she was

 in Vegas the temperature hit 125 degrees Fahrenheit (51C). 

 She then said that it was a Sunday and she was all dressed

 to go to church, but then thought of the heat and her drive 

through all the criss crossing roads and decided she

 was not going to go to church in that heat. 

 She then told me, "the fact that I can't go to church 

was my indication that it was time to move."  That and

 the heat.  Said she had visited her sister in Branson

 and decided that this was the place for her.  

She told me that she's never going anywhere else but 

Branson.  She then got up, went to her car and my guess is 

drove home.  She was in her mid-eighties and alert as can be.

  What made the night so  interesting was that no matter the 

age of the person, they were out doing something they 

loved, and most were single.  I loved seeing this.

Yesterday we also went shopping for Arvid.  He realized

 he had no black jeans to wear at the concert.  He sure experienced 

some tense moments.  Right away we rushed to The Landing and 

lo and behold they had the jeans he wanted.  He was happy again.

Last night we went to a concert in Springfield, Missouri.

  Horrible weather was predicted, but we were lucky we

 did not get it.  At least not going.  On our way back home

 it was horrible.  Torrential rain, lightning and thunder.  I was 

driving in that all the way back home.  Arvid drove to go.

The theater we went was built in 1926.  

The owner managed to secure a 100-year lease 

on a property which borders U.S. Route 66.

Somehow I was not in the mood for this concert. 

 To say I was somewhat bored is putting it mildly, 

but the theater was beautiful and we met some 

very nice people.  So not so bad after all.  

To all a very good day.  We are having torrential

 rain right now.  Perfect for being indoors.

Don't sit down and wait for the 

opportunities to come. Make them...

~Nadiya~