November 27, 2019. Madison, Mississippi. An Unexpected Excursion.

Kashina was upset when she walked in the door. She could not find her driver's license. She had stopped at the bank to cash her cheque from work and the license was not in her purse. Her plan was to go shopping with her sisters the day after Thanksgiving. So she was stuck. She went through her purse and car twice, to no avail. She thought she left it in the pocket of her work pants. But her home is in Crystal Springs, a 45 minuted drive down highway 55. Ken and I discovered Crystal Springs when we went looking for a fountain. After we bought our fountain, we were hungry and stopped at a service station that also sold fried chicken. The chicken was delicious even though we sat in the truck to eat. Ever since then, we joked that we needed to return to Crystal Springs for chicken. But we never did. I suggested to Kashina that we drive to her house to retrieve her license...and then eat fried chicken for lunch. The day was beautiful. 65 and sunny. It would solve Kashina's problem. So off we went. We drove straight to her home and sure enough, her license was in her pocket. Then we drove around the little town and finally stopped to order lunch. The little place does a booming business. People were pouring out with bags and boxes of chicken. But we had to wait because a new batch of chicken had just been put to cook. We paid so when we returned we only needed to pick up the food. Instead of waiting, we drove to the park so I could walk. I walked for fifteen minutes, then drove around the park itself when the Christmas decorations were being installed. The whole park loop was full of fancy decorations. Businesses and families put up their own decorations along with the town decorations. Starting tomorrow, for $5. a car can drive around after dark to see the many decorations. It was a big deal for a little town. I would love to see it myself. We went back for the chicken, then returned to the park and sat in the shade to eat the delicious lunch. It was worth the trip. Coming home, we drove back roads, which I like. Both of us agreed that we had enjoyed our unexpected excursion. And helped Kashina out of her difficulties. Everyone won today.