Lovin’ me some D.C.!

This past week, I accompanied my husband to Washington, D.C..  He had a conference.  I went along to have fun and explore.  I also got to see a bunch of ladies that I call the Transit Mamas.  We are all married to current or former transit managers or consultants.  I hadn’t seen them in a couple of years.  What fun!!

There are so many massive buildings in DC!  It takes a long time to just walk between museums.  I had been to DC several times, so I zoned in on two newer museums to visit. Continue reading “Lovin’ me some D.C.!”

Spring in the Garden

At this time of year, I get very excited about sprucing up my flower beds and pots. I will admit that by the end of summer, I will totally poop out on weeding. But spring is about New Growth, New Life.

Here is a picture of my front flower beds. I need to remove old leaves, trim old growth and plant some flowers. A lot of this bed is perennials. Later, we’ll have mums, Lantana, elephant ears and phlox. This weekend, I’ll be concentrating on cleaning out, adding new Mulch and a few annuals to brighten things up.

How is your gardening coming along? What do you plant? What’s your favorite plant?  ( did you notice the head on my front porch? That’s part of my collection of heads.)

 

Things I love right now

  • Signs of Spring
  • Doing fun things with my Grandkids
  • Enjoying my new dog, Bill
  • Planning which flowers to put in my Garden
  • Playing bunco, poker and Euchre with my friends and family
  • Blasting golden oldies through my house as I’m cleaning.
  • Enjoying a four day trip to Washington DC with my husband.

 

About Grandma Ruddell

Minion Grandma

Grandma Ruddell….aka Sherry Ruddell, lives in Ft. Worth, TX.  She loves to play with her Grandkids and do craft projects with them.  Grandma loves to cook and create new recipes, do gardening, travel, organize and redo her house, and TRY to exercise.  She’s hoping that she will exercise more, since she is walking her new dog, Bill.  Grandma tries to find moments of joy in her everyday life.

It All Started With Riding the Bus and Wearing Mini Skirts!

It all started with riding the bus and wearing those mini skirts!

Growing up, I lived in the country, near a small town, Cherryvale, in southeast Kansas. I spent a lot of time in town, because my grandma lived there. My mom taught fourth grade in the same classroom for many years. Between Church, 4H and school, we knew most people in town.

Yes, I was simultaneously a Happy Hustler 4-Her and a Fighting Cherry. That was our school mascot. (Yes it’s true… Now stop laughing….Ok, Ok..I did used to tell people that it was an all girls school.)

Cherryvale was small, and basically you could walk everywhere. There was no Transit service of any kind.  Because of several things I never learned to drive.

Fast forward a few years. I had married someone and moved to Dodge City and then to Wichita. That marriage was not a good fit. We divorced remaining friends. In fact, he started dating and later married my best friend.( I babysit for her three kids while they dated. I know it’s weird.)

In Wichita, there was a good transit system. I took the bus downtown to work and back. I found a good group of people riding the same route and we had a pretty good time.

Downtown was the lineup.. Where all the buses line up for transfers. This was before two-way radios. Standing in the middle of the street, every morning at rush hour, was this gorgeous hunk of a man. OH STOP MY FLUTTERING HEART!! When all of the passengers had made their transfers, the hunk would waive his newspaper and that was the signal to go.

I was about 22, had good legs and wore a lot of mini skirts. For three days, I crossed the street, smiled at him, and walked on. Finally, he walked me on across the street and asked me out for lunch. SIGH. 7 months later, we were married. Now we’ve been married for 42 years. I have followed him as he’s become a manager of the Topeka Transit System, the Toledo system and the Fort Worth system. Now he’s retired. He’s still the great love of my life. And I still ride those buses occasionally but alas, my legs have gone to pot!

It all started with riding the bus and wearing those mini skirts!

How did you meet your love? Are you a Transit Rider? What attracted you to your significant other?