{"id":29992,"date":"2025-06-09T13:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=29992"},"modified":"2025-06-09T13:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:55:32","slug":"new-friend-laurie-visits-wichita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=29992","title":{"rendered":"New Friend Laurie Visits Wichita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I first met fellow Chicken N Pickle ambassador, Laurie Hagen, earlier this year when she was in town for her daughter&#8217;s softball game. She mentioned that she was hitting the open play at CNP and wanted to meet fellow ambassadors. I told her I would swing by. Here&#8217;s a pic of us from that day.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54358744201\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54358744201_8bedbe24e2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"497\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She returned on Easter Sunday. I tried to put together a ladies&#8217; group but most of my GFs already had plans. Ended up getting Ryan who was such a trooper for playing with us girls. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54464790411\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54464790411_b24938ff14.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She returned this past weekend for a pickleball tournament. We first hung out on Friday night at Chicken N Pickle and then played in the Queen of Courts session I was hosting at TapNPaddles that evening.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54572261069\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54572261069_6cd36e5358.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday morning, we were both at the Sandbox at Goddard &#8212; her competing and me assisting InPickle Nation&#8217;s Duane Christian with the tournament. Her team finished second.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54574004238\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54574004238_4095f18ba8.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54574004233\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54574004233_37cfae6e71.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday we took Laurie to brunch at Stearman Field Bar &#038; Grill, our favorite place to take out of town visitors. Ryan ended up meeting us there after church.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54575754555\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54575754555_720b472b6f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54575652923\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54575652923_5b00013a10.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a really nice visit over all. Looking forward to her next visit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I first met fellow Chicken N Pickle ambassador, Laurie Hagen, earlier this year when she was in town for her daughter&#8217;s softball game. She mentioned that she was hitting the open play at CNP and wanted to meet fellow ambassadors. I told her I would swing by. Here&#8217;s a pic of us from that day. 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