A weekend for the books – Fish Fry and Dedication

This past weekend I went home to Dallas for some good ole thrifting with my momma.

Treasures were found a plenty

But the real reason the whole weekend was put in motion was because of a dedication happening on Saturday.

For quite a long time my Poppa was very active in the volunteer fire department of a rule area in east Texas. He even served as chief for a good hand full of years.

Shortly after he passed, a year and a half ago, the department constructed a helicopter landing pad for emergency life flights and put a plaque near dedicating it to my Poppa.

This past weekend at their annual fish fry fundraiser they had a small ceremony officially dedicating it to him.

Such a proud moment.

I laugh because this area is very back woods and some of the comments were too funny. Like the fact that the fish didn’t come from the USA… that was a huuuuuge secret. These guys started the “keep it local” idea long before it had anything to do with city dollars and green living.

Here is a peek into the afternoon. Such a good day. My poppa is smiling big – I know it!