The Family Garducci

Some 18 years ago while attending the University Ward at UNLV I had some great friends, lots of great friends.  Unfortunately over time I have lost contact with many of those people.  Some I am friends with on Facebook and it is fun to try and catch up now and again.  Back in those days my buddy Jason Small and I used to do this mafia inspired bit where we referred to ourselves as the Garducci's, the family Garducci.  There were other family members, friends who got in on the act.  We had a lot of fun with it. 

Today I was at the local KB Express putting some gas in the car when this fella steps out of the car behind me and starts walking in to the store.  I caught a glance and thought it was my Garducci brother but it was only a quick glance and you don't start in on a big Garducci bit when you're not sure.  I waited til he came out of the store and sure enough, it was my man Jason Small.  We did the Garducci stint and had a good laugh then we caught up on some things for a bit.  What a guy.  It was a great visit.

I had the opportunity to speak to another friend on the phone today.  Not a brother of the Garducci clan but a brother none-the-less.  It was a good conversation.  I also had several customers that I spent time with in the store today visiting about the store and changes and how great it looks.  It is always fun to sit and visit on a positive note and the excitement of our customers is great to see and feel.  We lost a bit of that at the old place so it is nice to feel it again.