The Zone, Creek Zone, Creekers, Zoners and more..........

Well, I guess it is time to tell the story of the Zone. We have lived down here for almost 30 years. Me and my family, daughter Jennifer & son Bradley moved down here in 1979 and inherited the Dairy Queen in Seven Points after going through a much need divorce. I moved my mom, Nana, down here in 1980 to live with me. She is really a blessing, she will be 83 on her next birthday in September. My sister and her family live here too. Ws all worked at the Dairy Queen at one time or another. After being raised in Arlington, Texas for most of our lives, moving to this area was a big deal to us. We were used to having everything we needed within a few blocks of us. Down here you had to drive to the metroplex to do any kind of shopping for school clothes and sometimes groceries. We felt like we had entered the Twilight Zone. That is where we came up the the Creek Zone. Cedar Creek Lake is a beautiful, laid back area. Believe me when I tell you that there are real Zoners. Anyone that is born and raised down here are zoners or creekers. This area has come a long way in the past years. We are actually like getting citified. I would not move back up to the metroplex for anything now. I must say that I am a zoner or creeker transplant. I absoutley love it down here. When the kids were smaller we nicknamed them like the Waltons, Jennifer became Jenn Ellen, Bradley became Brad Boy, and Josh became Josh Bob all of this was B.C.(before Courtney). That used to piss her off when we would say something happened and it was B.C. Courtney is our real Zoner, she was born in Mabank Texas at the family clinic. We also have a friend Pam Green that is a real zoner, she was born at the donut palace in malakoff.
We have made so many good friends since arriving in the zone. These are friends that we will keep forever. Back in 2001, we deceided to invent our own holiday for the zone. We have it on Memorial Day weekend every year and it is called ZoneFest. All friends and family are invited to come and we usually have quite a crowd. This year was our 7 annual Zonefest and we had aroun 50 zoners and creekers to show up. Everyone had a great time. We do all the cooking here at my house and the guests bring their lawn chairs, and drinks. I will be sharing some of the interesting stories from over the years as my blogging come together.
I am looking forward to more zone stories, later..............................