Funny story on the way to Liz & Carl's Rehearsal Dinner tonight at Elvi's Kitchen...

We have a golf cart while we're here. Most people here either drive a golf cart, the way we would drive a car, or they ride bikes or walk. Kyle has been our driver, and a very good one, I might add.

Tonight, we got on the cart, Mom & Kyle in the front and I sat in the back. I was turned around watching us go forward, and when I turned around, I saw these two children running towards the back of our cart. I started saying "NO, NO, NO, NO" to them because I could tell that maybe they were trying to hitch a ride with us since we had an extra seat on the back beside me.

They caught us. And it's not like I was going to shove them off the back of our cart, so I scooted over and they sat down beside me. I asked them their names and how old they were. Seated beside me was Javier, the 11-year old, who was doing all the talking. His little brother, who was 8, sat beside him. I asked if they went to school today, and he said yes. I told him that my sister, Reagan, was 11 years old also, and Javier asked "how tall is she?" which I thought was cute. I asked where they were going, and he told me "downtown" and that's where we were going and it was no big deal.

Then he patted his pockets, and told me "we sell bracelets." Ah ha. Now we're getting down to business. He pulled them out of his pocket and showed them to me. I asked him, "why are you selling bracelets?" and he said, "because we want to buy a roof." Wow. Either that was a really great line to make the sale, OR it was the truth. Either way, I couldn't resist. We went for the buy 2 get 1 free plan and now we each have a little beaded bracelet that we got from Javier. I hope it really does help him buy a roof!

Mom has pics on her camera, but she has already gone to bed for the night. I will try to swipe them and add them tomorrow.

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