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[rubedugans]

We do the bakery smell as well!

[palallin]

We always stop and chat at the Cedar Creek Dulcimer shop.  They recognize us every time now.

We usually take the Ozark Mountain High Road out to 65; the beautiful scenery helps a bit.  The departure really sinks in when we hit Ozark and all the steep hills on the highway are behind us.

Crud:  I'm almost tearing up just thinking about it.

Are we pathetic or what?  

[okiebluegrass]

My wife has to grab my arm and pull me away from the dulcimer shop every time. She's got to the point where she walks away and leaves me after awhile. 

[Parson B Ready]

I bought a kit at the Dulcimer shop in the OM several years ago.  My dad and I put it together.  My dad passed away about 5 years ago.  Every time I leave SDC, I stop at the Dulcimer shop and play a song in his memory.

[MissinTheGreenTrams]

Thats bittersweet Parsons. When I go I stop and visit the turkey legs in memory of my mommy. We always ate thos together....She passed away two years ago this month

[emmabugsmama]

Grab a bag of taffy, a cup of frozen lemonade for the trip home,  run through Grandfather's Mansion one more time, buy a few ten Souix City Sarsaparillas, try to find 3 dry one dollar bills for the Dippin' Dot's vending machine, eat that on the tram, then leave heavy hearted with a massive yearning to return in the morning.

[rubedugans]

an heavy stomached it sounds like emma!!!

[emmabugsmama]

an heavy stomached it sounds like emma!!!

ha, new to this site so I am as excited to type as I am to explore the park as if it were the first time, re-reading sounds like it is all at once, heh heh, nope, dippin' dot's only on tram and lem sippin about an hour later, the rest comes later to savor.   

[Saaam!]

Saying that I usually stay for a week in Branson, I get really emotionally attached to SDC, and I hate to leave after that last visit for the summer. My 4 cousins and my sister typically get a lemon chill on our way out, due to extreme heat. Getting on those trams and heading back to the parking lot keeps me depressed for the next hour or so too. However, on those "normal" days in Branson in the middle of the week on our trips, I just think about going back in the next day or two! Haha. 

[rubedugans]

I think the worst leaving happens to me during the holiday-Christmas time. Not that other times are not, but I think not arriving until later in the day, and the cp;d makes us stay not quite as long as we normally would. That coupled with the idea that we probably won't be back for several months makes it tough to go!

[Duelist]

I think the worst leaving happens to me during the holiday-Christmas time. Not that other times are not, but I think not arriving until later in the day, and the cp;d makes us stay not quite as long as we normally would. That coupled with the idea that we probably won't be back for several months makes it tough to go!

I couldn't agree more, Rube.

[sanddunerider]

I think the worst leaving happens to me during the holiday-Christmas time. Not that other times are not, but I think not arriving until later in the day, and the cp;d makes us stay not quite as long as we normally would. That coupled with the idea that we probably won't be back for several months makes it tough to go!

I couldn't agree more, Rube.

Agreed!!  OTC is the hardest to leave....

[Ozark Outlaw]

I was hoping to attend the Old Time Christmas festival for the first time in over a decade. However, I am not so certain now that you guys mention how hard it is to leave!

[Ozarks Gal]

I was hoping to attend the Old Time Christmas festival for the first time in over a decade. However, I am not so certain now that you guys mention how hard it is to leave!

In my mind, the experience is very much worth the bit of pain at the end!

[palallin]

Saturday, I realized that the worst time for me when leaving is the big double doors and the turnstiles on the outside of the OM.  Those clicks as the bars turn simply spear my heart.