I don’t know about you, but for me September went out with a bang. It seems like I was always running from one important event to another.
Car Buying
My dear sweet husband and I decided that when we got back home from vacation we would look into getting him a new vehicle to drive. He’d been researching and looking for just the right car and we finally spent one whole day test driving and haggling over a new car. He ended up with a 2013 Subaru Impreza sedan, not his first choice, but a very nice vehicle in our price range.
The very next day, my father announced that his car needed about $4,000 worth of repairs and it was time to turn it in for a new one. So, I spent another whole day car shopping with my dad. He ended up with a 2013 shiny black, Nissan Rogue equipped with many features he will never understand or use. Needless to say, the car shopping is over for a very long time.
Birthdays
Next, I celebrated the birthday of one of my dearest friends on a beautiful Sunday. We had brunch on the patio, enjoyed some wine tasting and quality girl time. Happy birthday, Debbi! (Isn’t she cute?)
Vow Renewals
That same weekend (here’s your shout out Kirk), some long-time friends of mine celebrated 35 years of marriage with a vow renewal ceremony, followed by a picnic in the park. It was delightful to connect with some friends I haven’t seen in many, many years and share in this joyous event. Congratulations Kirk and Holli Ehnisz, thank you for including me on your very special day. May you enjoy many more years of wedded bliss.
A Celebration of Life
And then I attended a celebration of life party, honoring the life of Mr. Bob Seed who passed away on September 5th following a long battle with cancer. His beautiful wife and dozens of friends gathered in the yard of Holly’s Hill vineyard and winery for laughter, remembrances and moments of reflection. Everyone in attendance put their thumbprint on his memory tree then signed their name. It created a beautiful work of art for his lovely wife Kathy that will forever bloom in a place of honor in her home. Bob Seed, you will be missed.
So, while this post isn’t my normal blubber with snarky comments, it does pay homage to some very dear friends and I thank you all for taking the time to stop by.
I’d love to hear your thoughts about special moments in your lives or celebrations that you have enjoyed in the recent past.
Word of the day: Kami
Fun fact about me: I wear a smaller size shoe now than I did in 7th grade. Not sure how that happened, but it’s true.
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, October 2013. Subaru photo courtesy Google Images.
Thank you ‘Patty’!
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You’re very welcome my friends. I was delighted to hear that you follow my blog. Now that I know, perhaps you’ll be mentioned more often. That may be a good or a bad thing. You decide.
Patricia
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What a lovely tribute to your special friends. You’re WAY nice than me to go car shopping – twice! Bleh! Beyond a few birthday bashes, summer was pretty quiet for me. Which was a-okay.
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I am too nice. I told my husband he had to narrow it down to one or two cars because I wasn’t going to run all over hell and back looking. He knew what he wanted but we just couldn’t afford it so we had to move on to second choices. It wasn’t so bad because I had geared up mentally for it.
The thing with my dad was frustrating because I had just been through it. Fortunately, my dad isn’t picky. We only looked at one car and he bought it without even driving it. It’s the same car I brought last year so he knew what he was getting. It still takes forever to get through financing and stuff. Yuck, yuck, yuck.
As always, thanks for your support.
Patricia
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Nicer…I meant nicer. 🙂
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I read it that way. Funny how the eye/brain connection will trick us.
Patricia
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well I guess you can exagerate the car buying experience if you like, but you know you got a free breakfast out of it and it really only took 3.5hrs and you were back home on your comfy couch. Love you.
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Um – who were you with? We left the house at 10:30 and didn’t get back home until 5:00.
But, yes, you are correct. I got a $4.00 breakfast at Denny’s.
Love you my sweet prince!
Patricia
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You really connected your word of the day to this post–and you made me teary, because I really like the idea of spiritual forces (ie kami) at work here in your tributes.
On another note, can kami help with car buying? Because after getting my car’s transmission rebuilt for the second time, I’m in the market…
Hope you have a good week, Patricia. 🙂
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Kami will only get you so far my friend. I’m afraid there are times when car buying is a must, as was the case with my family. You have to be safe out there on the roads, especially with winter coming.
Bright side – you get a new car!!
I hope you find just the right vehicle for you.
Patricia
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What a lovely tribute to your friends and relatives who had special moments this past week! My daughter was home from college this weekend, to go to Homecoming with a friend who’s still in high school. Even though they’re just friends, DH & I cooked a nice dinner for them and did what we could to make it special, and they seemed to appreciate it.
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That is so sweet, Jennette. I hope they appreciated your efforts. And what a treat to get to see your kiddo!
Thanks for swinging by.
Patricia
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I look forward to your “normal blubber with snarky comments,” but the tone of this post is just right for autumn. Although you celebrated a friend’s birthday and friends’ vow renewal, you had to say goodbye to another friend. (Your last post gave the lyrics to the Circle of Life, and I’m thinking about those words now.)
Happy driving to your husband and father!
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Hi Pat. The Circle of Life is exactly what I was thinking as I wrote this post. It’s funny how things go around isn’t it? You have to take the bad with the good.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Patricia
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