One of the things that my family enjoys most is food, so I was very excited to remember that there was a place called "Lamberts: Home of the Throwed Rolls" in Gulf Shores. I had eaten there once before and knew that I had to stop by this time as well. This place is incredible! You sit down, they immediately take your order, and they start bringing you food. I ordered chicken and dumplin's and sweet tea like a good southern girl. It came with creamed corn and a sweet potato. Yes, yes, yes. It just keeps getting better. Then they bring around tons of food and don't stop! Things like fried okra, fried potatoes and onions, black eyed peas, macaroni and tomatoes (not a fan), and rolls. Oh my, the rolls! They are life changing. And they quite literally throw them at you. And if you're across the room from the man throwing them (like I happened to be), he balls the roll up in his hands and pitches it to you! Pitches! (Side note: I've grown up with a dad and younger brother, so I know how to catch a ball. This was ridiculous though.) Sadly, I didn't catch it, but it fell on the booth right next to me and I snatched it up. (God made dirt and dirt don't hurt, right?) Then someone comes around with homemade apple butter and molasses. The apple butter was heavenly, but I wasn't brave enough to try the molasses. Maybe next time. Please just try to sympathize with how full I was at this point. I thought that someone might have to roll me out of there. (Get it? Roll? Throwed rolls? Terrible joke... Moving on...)
As I explained to my sister that night, "It's a great experience. It's one of those feelings that goes from great to horrible real fast." I had to get something to remember this occasion so I decided to start my Gamma Chi pin collection! (See some post in the future to find out what the heck a Gamma Chi is.)
My best friend from high school, Kiley, also happened to be there at the same time doing a show called Jubilee! She goes to The University of Alabama (but we still love her) and is a musical theater major there. They have a program called SummerTide which is where students audition for a show and then take it to a theater in Gulf Shores. They do the show 6 days a week and have a musical theater camp in the mornings for kids that live in the area. I was able to go see her show once and it was adorable! There were 4 girls and 4 guys in the show. The whole show used songs that were about the state of Alabama or mentioned a county in Alabama. I also got to meet the other students in the show and they were great! Such a fun opportunity!
Kiley and I were able to hang out almost the entire time I was at the beach which was wonderful. I don't get to see this precious friend enough! She's one of those friends who I can not see for a long time and then as soon as we're back together, we start back just where we left off. I cannot even say how much of a blessing she has been in my life. Her life radiates with the love of the Lord. Needless to say, I am incredibly thankful for her! She also loves baking, crafting, and Netflix as much as I do so we always have something to do. Also, she loves coffee more than anyone I've ever met! So of course we had to make our own caramel frappes. Delicious!
I also found out that another friend was in Gulf Shores at the same time! They invited Kiley and I over to their house and we were able to hang out with their precious, hospitable family. And we played in the water! I can't remember the last time that I actually played in the water at the beach but it was great! (Only downer that I forgot about till this week: salt water in your eyes. The memories came flooding back of getting water in my eyes as a kid and running out of the water, eyes close, arms stretched out, screaming for my mom to give me a towel. Oh the pain.) I love that God perfectly planned for these friends to be at the beach at the same time as my family! Such a blessing.
Sorry that this wasn't actually about my internship at all. Oops!
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