There are projects in Amarillo that move fast. Some move super fast. It all depends on the priority I guess. The potential damage that can be caused. Even the location of the project.
I feel that in Amarillo we have really gotten good at avoiding the many potholes in our streets. We get to where we know where they are and like a game of Frogger we maneuver around the ones we see. That doesn't mean that we don't get taken by surprise every now and then.
We have been watching the locations near 58th and Georgia in Amarillo being built and watching as they open up. Finally, that area is getting some love. There is a Walmart, a couple of pizza places, gas stations, and a McDonald's.
We love pizza here in Amarillo, right? We love lots of pizza. So when I see Pizza Hut on Coulter has brought back the buffet you have to love it right? Does the Pizza Hut buffet bring back great memories? It does for me.
Have you played the game of driving around Amarillo and reminiscing about what used to be? If you have lived here any amount of time this becomes a fun game. Sometimes you have vivid memories about things.
Keeping up with the restaurants in Amarillo can be a tough job. Sometimes there are changes that happen just way too fast. We have new ones opening all the time. We have them closing too. It is the circle of life around here.
Remember back in the days of the pandemic? I know that seems like it was just yesterday but we are coming up on four years ago. A lifetime away but there were some things that made life easier.
I remember hearing about Five Guys Burgers and Fries for the first time. We were in Lubbock. We just got done with a long day of club volleyball. We were looking for somewhere to eat.
Losing a family member has to be one of the hardest things to go through. A loved one is gone. It has got to be even harder when you have no idea you lost someone close to you. You have to find out a month later. So Amarillo did have a small memorial for Lloyd but without any family there.
I know that the landscape of Amarillo is forever changing. There is progress all over the city. Then there are some unexpected setbacks that cause some changes too.
On Friday, as I was heading back to work from an appointment at home, I saw an accident at I40 and Georgia at the traffic light. I couldn't go straight to enter I40 as I always do.