May I promote a local business for just a moment? I'm a fan of Dakota Diner, a local restaurant near a truck stop off the Interstate on the eastern edge of Dickinson. Its setup includes a long counter with actual semi-truck cab driver's seats instead of stools; that plus its proximity to the truck stop must appeal to truck drivers. However, either end of the restaurant features tables and booths like a small-town café, and it has a menu to match with lunch and dinner specials that include a dinner role and hot vegetable as a side dish (readers familar with small-town cafés will recognize that standard feature). The kitchen is good at preparing breakfast foods, hot lunches, and fine dinners alike, making it a popular spot for business folks on lunch breaks, hungry families out for supper, and Sunday diners out for a meal after church.
I first experienced Dakota Diner last summer when my dad and stepmom were stranded in Dickinson with their ailing motorhome. They'll be in town tomorrow on their way back home from another winter on the road (my sister has chronicled here their adventures in the Southwest the past six months), and I predict at least one visit to Dakota Diner with them while they're here this upcoming week. In the meantime, Susan and I took the girls out to eat after church, and Dakota Diner served us delicious meals.
Afterward we spent a lazy Sunday afternoon away from home. I. Keating Furniture World/Ashley Furniture has a beautiful store near Dakota Diner, so we stopped there to browse and daydream about various sets of furniture in our own home. Sigh. We did a little shopping at Prairie Hills Mall (which, incidently, is sponsoring an event called Dancing with Dickinson Stars, a charity fundraiser and publicity idea capitalizing on the popularity of ABC TV's Dancing with the Stars, to which our family is addicted). Then we stopped by the Dickinson Recreation Center to check out the home show being held there this weekend. We got some ideas for home improvement projects that are on our long-term wish list.
Tonight: another episode in the Star Wars series!
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