Some of you may remember the gift box Mary and I arranged for a donation to an auction raising money for breast cancer research and awareness. We hoped that whoever won our gift would really enjoy it as much as we enjoyed preparing it. And we often wondered about it.
I've been very busy preparing for a big move to a new home, starting up a new business and dealing with an unexpected health issue with a family member. You know, "when it rains, it pours". I've been a little stressed and very overwhelmed.
Well, imagine my surprise and joy when I opened my email this morning and found this note:
Hello! I was the winner of that basket. Funny thing, there were prizes to bid on spread out on 5 tables. They drew names and after dinner we fanned out to see the winners posted with each prize.
I had donated a good chunk of $, about $150 and was sure I would win something. My adopted daughter Kerry's biological mom died of breast cancer, so we know to watch kerry carefully. She is 18 now, a freshman in college.
Back to the tables. I checked table 1. Nothing
Table 2. Nothing.
Table 3 still nothing.
Table 4. Nothing.
By now I was resigned to being unlucky as usual, but at least the $$ went to a good cause.
Went to table 5, still nothing.
Got to the last basket and announced to my girlfriend, "well that's it, nothi...whoa, I can't believe it, I won this beautiful basket!" Your basket was the very last thing I checked, being at the end of the last table I inspected.
So I was the envy of several friends, it was so gorgeously wrapped.
I took it home, and my daughter and I unwrapped it. Lucky for me, she was going back to college the next week, because she saw the spa gift certificate and claimed it immediately. (don't think so Kerry!)
My favorites were the choc covered pomegranate seeds, wow they were sooooo good. Also the hand painted champagne glasses. And I have already worn the very funky scrabble necklace. Kerry took the earrings, and the boa and finger sleeves remain waiting for the right occasion :)
The cookies were just beautiful, I popped those in the freezer and they are gone now I believe.
I look forward to travelling to HF this summer to use the 3 gift certificates, maybe I will bring my mom.
Oh, and the box is adorable too, that will be put in my guest room for toiletries or something.
So thank you for your generous contribution, I will be sure to stop in when I come this summer
Sincerely, Kathleen Kilmer
I had donated a good chunk of $, about $150 and was sure I would win something. My adopted daughter Kerry's biological mom died of breast cancer, so we know to watch kerry carefully. She is 18 now, a freshman in college.
Back to the tables. I checked table 1. Nothing
Table 2. Nothing.
Table 3 still nothing.
Table 4. Nothing.
By now I was resigned to being unlucky as usual, but at least the $$ went to a good cause.
Went to table 5, still nothing.
Got to the last basket and announced to my girlfriend, "well that's it, nothi...whoa, I can't believe it, I won this beautiful basket!" Your basket was the very last thing I checked, being at the end of the last table I inspected.
So I was the envy of several friends, it was so gorgeously wrapped.
I took it home, and my daughter and I unwrapped it. Lucky for me, she was going back to college the next week, because she saw the spa gift certificate and claimed it immediately. (don't think so Kerry!)
My favorites were the choc covered pomegranate seeds, wow they were sooooo good. Also the hand painted champagne glasses. And I have already worn the very funky scrabble necklace. Kerry took the earrings, and the boa and finger sleeves remain waiting for the right occasion :)
The cookies were just beautiful, I popped those in the freezer and they are gone now I believe.
I look forward to travelling to HF this summer to use the 3 gift certificates, maybe I will bring my mom.
Oh, and the box is adorable too, that will be put in my guest room for toiletries or something.
So thank you for your generous contribution, I will be sure to stop in when I come this summer
Sincerely, Kathleen Kilmer
Kathleen, thank you so much for writing us! We are thrilled to hear how much you and your daughter are enjoying the contents of your gift box.
Sylvie and Mary
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