SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
I really enjoy those serendipity moments in my life. As I’ve stated before – I think they are God’s way of giving me a moment of joy from a simple thing.
For instance, one of my favorite things to do when we go to a Disney park, is to notice the things people are wearing.
Credit Disney World website
Some of the things they wear are completely indescribable…like wearing fur-lined knee-length boots to the park during the height of summer.
Credit Google Search and Ariat website
Or even wearing high-heeled shoes to the park –
Credit Google Search and BCB Generation
and having to walk those miles throughout the day through the park. My feet just hurt looking at them!!
Our Karen and her daughter once started counting the little girls in “Elsa” costumes – following the release of the Frozen movie. I believe the count was upward toward 100!
But at least that’s understandable, since it was a Disney movie!
Credit Google Search and Disney Store
Since one of our sons-in–law is from Columbus, Ohio, he is a HUGE Ohio State University football fan. I mean H-U-G-E!! Consequently, whenever I see someone wearing a shirt that has the Ohio State logo on it, I enjoy walking up to them and loudly saying “GO BUCKS” to them.
Credit Google Search and Ohio State University website
Ohio State’s mascot is a “buckeye.” Wikipedia states:
The Ohio buckeye is the state tree of Ohio, and its name is an original term of endearment for the pioneers on the Ohio frontier…Capt. Daniel Davis of the Ohio Company of Associates, under Gen. Rufus Putnam, traversed the wilderness in the spring of 1788, and began the settlement of Ohio. Davis was said to be the second man ashore at Point Harmar, on April 7, 1788. He declared later that he cut the first tree felled by a settler west of the Ohio River, a “buckeye” tree. Additionally, Colonel Ebenezer Sproat, another founder of that same pioneer city of Marietta, had a tall and commanding presence; he greatly impressed the local Indians, who in admiration dubbed him “Hetuck”, meaning eye of the buck deer, or Big Buckeye.
Subsequently, “buckeye” came to be used as the nickname and colloquial name for people from the state of Ohio and The Ohio State University’s sports teams. Ohio State adopted “Buckeyes” officially as its nickname in 1950, and it came to be applied to any student or graduate of the university.
Recently, while on facebook, an ad popped up for a t-shirt. When I saw it, I knew I had to have one, so I ordered it, and enjoy wearing it. Here is a picture of it.
Fred and I went to EPCOT last week, and I wore that shirt with my shorts. While we were walking around, I heard someone say, “NEW MEXICO!” I stopped in my tracks and faced this young couple. I stated that yes, I am a New Mexico girl, and grew up in Albuquerque. The young man stated that he was from Artesia, and his wife was from Hobbs. I know both of those cities well. They had just moved to Jacksonville, Florida. We chatted for a few minutes, and then went on our respective ways. They were just amazed to find someone from New Mexico in Florida. I agreed with them.
I just LOVE this stuff!
Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years
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