Junkin'

MoMe and I spend a good portion of our adventures in junk stores, thrift shops and some flea markets. Recently, her husband Buster took us on a jaunt through Baldwin County in search of our kind of treasures.  We found very little to tempt us on this particular trip. In order to console ourselves, we stopped at a Farmer's Market ,and home of the "Giant Strawberry," to enjoy their version of strawberry shortcake. It was amazingly huge, filled with the freshest, juiciest strawberries and topped with either whipped cream or ice cream.  To say it was delicious is an understatement! The pictures truly are worth a thousand words.

Getting to Know Us

MoMe and I have been friends since the first grade which was a very long time ago.  So it goes without saying that we've had ample time for adventures of all sorts. And we have, although there are times when some go unremembered until the two of us are reminiscing over delicious adult beverages. Nowadays our adventures are usually trips we take together.  However while growing up life was all the adventure we needed.

Who are we and why are our adventures worth reading about and maybe commenting on?  We are ordinary people.....just women....women with jobs and children and husbands and exhusbands and siblings and coworkers.........women juggling every day stuff and trying to stay sane.  We experience  the same things every other ordinary person experiences.......our one advantage being we have each other to share it all with....a friend who is supportive and honest and funny and creative and never, EVER judgemental. That character trait alone has been a blessing many times during our lives.

Now an explanation of our names seems in order.  MoMe was so christened by my oldest son when his sister was born. I named my daughter Melissa after my best friend who is also a Melissa.  It was very confusing to my son. So he called baby Melissa, "Sister" or "our Melissa," while calling my best friend Mobile Melissa since that is where she lived, Mobile, AL.  That was gradually shortened to MoMe. Her daughter Emily christened me Aunt NeeNee because it rhymed with MoMe. And so we remain, MoMe and NeeNee to this day.

Most of the time when we travel it is just the two of us.  However, there are times when various other family members and friends join us.  However, MoMe and I have a travel rhythm which makes it easy to travel together whether on long trips or short ones.  Jelly Belly jelly beans and stick candy from Cracker Barrel always figure into our essential travel supplies as does a road atlas......we have no GPS. And laughter, always lots of laughter!  And many many memories.