VIP

If you could go anywhere in the world and be treated like a real VIP, where would you go? Perhaps the world’s most expensive hotel or restaurant? How about to Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham, Texas? That’s where our special needs granddaughter went this week, to be welcomed as a very important person. As part of her birthday celebration, my daughter arranged for her to get some special treatment at the place that may be a little bit of heaven on earth.

Granddaughter has her room decorated in Blue Bell Ice Cream items. She also has Blue Bell shirts and other stuff. Anytime she sees a Blue Bell truck, she points it out to everyone. To say that she loves the ice cream is an understatement. She is on the email list to get all the new flavors when they are announced. She is the one that put me on to "Lemon Bliss", a flavor that is now out of general distribution. So, now I am stuck with "Banana Split", "Orange Swirl", "I Love Chocolate" and "Cherry Vanilla." I will muddle through.

Upon arrival at the tour registration, my daughter gave them her name and the young man at the counter immediately gave her tour passes for the family, at no cost. Then he called someone and said, "They are here." Selected greeters came to meet them. The director of human resources came to greet granddaughter. And, they had a special room decorated just for her to receive special gifts including a framed certificate with her name that designated her as "Blue Bell’s Number One Fan." Boy, did they get that right. She is a firm believer in their slogan, "We eat all we can and sell the rest."

Thank you Blue Bell for the special treatment for a special person. I must tell you that she now has a lot of Duck Dynasty items in her room too.

If Willie, Phil, Jase, Miss Kay or Si show up at her house, you can be sure, they will get a bowl of Blue Bell.

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