Friday, April 24, 2009

The Long Journey Home


CHAPTER 1

Dear JoAnn c/o Midpoint Cafe, Adrian, TX (Jun 8, 2008)

4 years ago, when we were first dating, my boyrfriend--now husband--Robert and I drove to Amarillo in just 2 days from California to travel Route 66 West to Santa Monica. After a great lunch in your cafe, we picked up the little stuffed Armadillo in your gift shop, along with the requisite tin road signs.

Quizno, we named him. He had been on several more trips with us including our honeymoon in Maui and on His Last Trip to Palm Springs when I was 8 months pregnant with our twin boy and girl in 2007. Was it the hormones, or did I overreact, when i found (sheepishly admitting, several days later) he was lost. I asked Where's Quizno? My Hot flash, turned to cold realization... We had left him behind in the bed sheets when we checked out of the Palm Springs condo. The good folks at Lost & Found; Manager's Office; and Laundry Staff never found him. My husband actually had tears in his eyes.

Come to Find that all this time.......my memory of those whirlwind two weeks on the dusty road clouded my brain I guess.....I thought we picked him up at the Big Texan in Amarillo. Robert and I stumbled on the truth one night during an argument. He reminded me as he dragged out the photo album that Quizno was in fact from Adrian several hundred miles into our trip; in Your gift shop. I flew to my keyboard. Googled you and found Him...Right where we found Him--on your website gift shop. Only $6.99; $12 for two.

He has meant a lot to us, (stupid stuffed animal...get outta here, i don't want you anymore). He has was been with us at each Milestone of our courtship and marriage and was strangely in our thoughts after we had our babies. "I wish Quizno could meet them." We are SO excited to welcome him home again. I received confirmation that My paypal order has gone through. Please let me know when we can expect him....

CHAPTER TWO - tomorrow. Yes, we have No Armadillos

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