Happy Hour

A few weeks ago my mom and dad watched Luke and Ben on a Saturday so I could have a "girls day" with my sister-in-law, Eryn, Joe's girlfriend, Hannah, and little miss Meredith.  It was such a FUN day hitting some crazy thrift stores and flea markets in Paynesville.  I headed to Richmond to pick up the boys around 5:30pm.  I asked my dad how the day went and he informed me that they had a great day and that they went to Happy Hour.  Of course they did!  They went to Haffley's - one of the little bars in Richmond - just a 2 block walk from the home I grew up in.  My dad continued to tell me that he, Luke, Ben, and Grace (cousin) walked up to Haffley's for Happy Hour and had pop and popcorn.  This is just one of the many things I love so much about my dad.  I love that he loves Happy Hour.  I love that he enjoys the atmosphere, excitement, friends, and laughter he finds there.  I love that everyone knows Ernie wherever he goes.  I love thinking back to the Happy Hours I hit with my dad when I came home from Minneapolis on a Friday, after a week of work at Target.  I love that I grew up experiencing Happy Hour just like Luke and Ben experienced it a few Saturdays ago.  I can just see them walking the 2 blocks from my parents house to Haffley's...out the back door, across the street, past Wolf's house, past Brickweg's house and then the little grey house on the corner with the wooden bear out front, across the street, passing the library that is on the left, and on the right passing the house where the lady who works at Brinky's Liquor lives who I can see in my head but can't remember her name, then the alleyway, and just a few more steps before heading into the backdoor of Haffley's.  I can hear the old screen door slam as they go in.   I'm grateful my boys get to experience this with grandpa Ernie and I hope they remember it for many, many years.  Cheers to many more Happy Hours at Haffley's!

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