Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Green Acres Missouri - aka JR & Patricia's place in BFE!

Riding the redneck limo to happy hour!

Aftr we left Branson and Springfield, we were headed to the middle of nowhere.  Literally, Halfway, MO!  An old friend of mine from Indiana who I knew back in the early 90s, JR, had moved from Phoenix with his significant other Patricia, back to the Lake of the Ozarks area (closest location  anyone might know) about 5 years ago.  JR is/was a turfie from Iowa State, and was friends with Zac, Grant, and Graddy from his days at ISU, as well as working at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, WI.  He somehow ended up in Indy at the same time I lived there, so I got to know him at that time.  Fast forward 20 years, and I somehow learned that he was living in Arizona after we had moved there in 2006.  We reconnected, and would occasioanlly see him, and eventually met a lady he was dating named Patricia.  They performed/sang occasionally at bars or events, so we went to see them perform a few times before they moved.

Danica's selfie on the limo

Once they moved, they had always said to "stop by if ever in the area."  I was confident I would do so if I ever was, but also never figured I'd make it back to BFE, MO ever again.  Well, it just so happened that our travels this summer would be taking us nearby Halway/Boliver/Urbana, MO!  So we reached out and arranged a stopover for a night with them.  We honestly had no idea what it was going to be like.  I think Bish was a little concerned we'd have no AC, and we'd have to use outdoor plumbing at JRs.  They had a bunch of dogs (good) and cats (bad as Danica is allergic), but we said what the heck and fit it into our schedule.  We had an absolute blast visiting JR & Patricia!  They were very welcoming, and were great hosts!  They gave us a tour aroung the place - the house, the out building/shop/JRs digs, the dogs of course, and everything else.  JR took ey for a golf cart tour - front pond, lagoon (aka leach pit for sewer), and the back woods.  It was a great place and had a lot to keep them busy.

JR the driver

They had a neighbor who was selling his house, and moving to Mexico.  So there was a happy hour scheduled down the road at another neighbor's house so that everyone could meet the new neighbors who were buying his house.  JR had a plan in place to take us all down to happy hour on his redneck limo.  His Kubota tractor with trailer in tow, and chairs and a cooler on the wagon!  It was perfect for the setting, and the girls and Bish really enjoyed the experience!  We got to meet the neighbors and have a few beers.  The guy moving to Mexico was a former California hippie from the 70s and had moved back to MO as part of the "take back the land" movement in the 70s.  So it was no surprise when hit lit up his doobage during the gathering!

Randy the dog joining us on the limo ride.

After happy hour, we rode back to Green Acres to settle in for the evening/dinner.  They made a nice dinner for all of us, and we sat around and caught up.  We even fit in a game of Guesstures, which was hilarioous!  It was drizzling the next moring, so we had a nice, quiet morning with JR making breakfast and enjoying the sound of rain outside while we ate.

Randy was my buddy.

The horse farm tour had probably been the best part of our trip thus far, but I think our time with JR and Patricia might now be at the top of our list for this vacation!!  It was great to see them and spend time with them, and they showed us a good ole Missouri redneck time!  :-)

The girls were happy to get some dog time in too.

We headed off towards Kansas City and the last leg of our vacation the next morning.

A rarew picture, Bish allowing the Spicey the cat to sleep on her in bed!










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