More then just Food

Yesterday I had a moment that made me realize how lucky I was to have grown up in a small town. I was in Reedley for lunch and thought I would go to Valentinos for some pizza. I called in my order and by the time I got there they had closed for the afternoon. The door was unlocked, with Martin and Dawn Barcellos [the owners] sitting at a table finishing up their lunch. I paid for my pizza then walked over to shake Martin's hand.

We started talking about me coaching baseball and my frustrations I was experiencing. From there we began talking about the different issues teenagers are facing in today's world and we are glad we did not have to deal with such things at that age. I finally went back to the counter and grabbed my pizza so I could eat and talk.

I love just sitting down with people older then me and just talking about life. As I have grown older I have had many opportunities to talk with people like this and I feel that I am closer to their level [yet I am so far away]. I was raised to respect people and this has turned into them respecting me and sharing life with me. WHAT A JOY!

The sum of this story is I went to just get lunch, but what I got was so much more. I ended up spending more then an hour at Valentinos just talking with Martin and Dawn. What a lunch I got :)