April 28, 2008...3:44 pm
happy
this weekend was a mixture of happy and sorta. the happy was visiting with my nephew’s new baby (my godchild). i’m happy that he seems to like me. at 3 months, it hard to tell if they like you or just want a ride. i got him to smile quite a bit. that made me happy. i kissed him and talked to him. it filled me with joy. pure joy.
i also attended a silent/live auction. i bid on several things at the silent auction and was outbid on all of them. i’m kinda cheap so it really wasn’t too difficult to outbid me. the first item was a gift card to chili’s. i love chili’s. the second item was for dog grooming. my ‘buddy’ needs a good clipping. the third item was a framed b/w photo of the parish church that the auction was benefitting. i attended that church during my childhood years and i also sent my sons to school there. the picture was lovely. i went up to $165 then bailed. i think i’ll buy a digital slr and create my own photo. the live auction was just that, lively. they brought in these two auctioneers that looked like they just stepped out of the 1890’s. excellent auctioneers, with great humor. they had one liners that just kept coming. and they really worked the bidders without being pushy, it was almost artistic. i bid on one package that had a night’s stay at a swanky hotel, dinner at a romantic restaurant, and tickets to a show. i was outbid by my own aunt! she didn’t know i was bidding because i was sitting in front of her and had my bidding number blocked from her sight. i noticed the auctioneer pointing behind me when i was outbid and i turned around to see my mom gesturing me to look toward my aunt. sure enough, she was the other bidder, so i bowed out. i couldn’t see driving up the price on her. i really did want to get that package for my wife though. she got it for her daughter and son-in-law. thinking about it, they deserve it more. maybe next year.
hope you all are doing fine.
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