The Lovely Ladies Laughing Luncheon was a huge success. Friday morning found all of us anxious , excited and somewhat nervous with anticipation.

I already have a strong bond and history with Floozie that dates back over five years. Floozie is one of the sweetest, kindest, most compassionate tenderhearted people I know. She loves new adventures and the opportunity to meet with Beckie, Melli, and Lady Bug was an irresistible treat. Floozie gave up the opportunity to see family members and gave up a special one year birthday party for the triplets that she has been helping care for during the past year to come see me so I truly wanted this event to be spectacular.

Security seems to be a big issue with non-blogging husbands and family members that are positive that the "invisible people" we are meeting in a public place will be "AXE MURDERERS". Melli was appointed as "Sergeant of Arms" and immediately undertook the security checks of the blogging delegation. Floozie appears to be somewhat surprised at the traditional tribal greetings of Maryland Melli and wasn't exactly sure if should drop her camera in the bag or show her drivers license.

The undercover agent Lady Bug was the biggest mystery of the day as she is never pictured in her blog. Would we be able to recognize her?

"Oh sure", she assured us, "I have brown hair and glasses." Hmm.....doesn't that fit half of the female population of the world?

Floozie and Lady Bug hit it off instantly at the secret luncheon destination (Cracker Barrel). We were given the corner table, free refills, and great service by the staff. Melli assures me that the four foot double pointed spear placed on the table in plain sight had absolutely nothing to do with the caliber of the service we received.

All too quickly (about 4 hours) Lady Bug made a hasty retreat as her secret identity had been compromised and she slipped quietly back into her undercover role as super mom. The rest of us went shopping for new disguises .
As we prepared to leave , Melli made an executive decision that we needed backup on our return trip to the secret hideout (the Daisy Patch) and accompanied us back to our Shenandoah home . She soon found out that her danger instincts were accurate as her car was disabled shortly after arriving at our destination. (Next time just pull a spark plug Floozie!)

Welll....maybe it didn't happen exactly that way, but it did to my way of thinking. The other ladies have their rendition of our clandestine rendevous but I believe in truth in journalism and not all the sensationalism you read nowadays!

Labels: Friends, Melli, Monday memories, Sandy