Sunday, April 5, 2009

Dari Bar

After a long, dark, cold winter it is inevitable that the sun will start to shine a little longer and a litter warmer. Yes, and too, spring will arrive, along with the opening of the Silver Grove Dari Bar.

During the winter months, the Dari Bar appears to be hibernating, boarded up with plywood over the wide glass windows. Yet, this seasonal ice cream stand springs to life each year in the warm months. For approximately six months a year they're open every day, reminding customers that some of the best things in life are worth waiting for.

Today we made our first visit of the season to the Dari Bar. Since I was a little girl, my family has been driving out Route 8 to visit the Silver Grove Dari Bar. For countless years I have stood in line at the walk-up window behind a parade of moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas, baseball and soccer players, coaches and fans as they ordered up everything from hot dogs, burgers and fries to banana splits, root beer floats and frozen concoctions called blitzes.

Today, I stood in line with my children and grandchildren. Yep, winter is officially over and spring has arrived. More and more, the lines grow longer, turning this seasonal stand into a treasure of tradition.