We were invited to a birthday party this afternoon, the connection being the man's interest in flying. Now pilots have a culture of their own and one of their events is to attend "fly-in breakfasts". This is where the JD Salesman and the honored Birthday gentleman met. So the next time we hosted a breakfast this Birthday gentleman was invited and was a faithful attender there after.
So that sets the stage for the story I wanted to relate.
I went because I am the wife of the pilot. I have met the family that was honoring their Father but only at these breakfasts where I am busy cooking and not really doing much visiting. So I KNEW that I wouldn't know anyone. I would just be there.......
Well, one of the other guests had gone to university with the honored Guest and we discovered he had relatives who had lived in the community the JD Salesman was raised in. Not only that but this man's parents were a couple that my parents used to talk about! The communities involved are spread over Alberta, Valley Center, Delburne, Lousana, Youngstown. When I asked him about his wife I learned that she had been in grade 2 with me oh so long ago! She had only attended my school for one year and I had always wondered what had happened to her.
So, one never knows who one will meet when one attends a birthday party.
All this seems rather boring as I relate it now. But it truly was fun to connect with Sue. And besides, I can't seem to get to sleep tonight so I thought I would ramble a bit.
The wind is starting to blow and the forecast is for possibilities of flurries or rain. I would sooner have sunshine tomorrow. But, hey, it is November and we haven't had any winter yet! I best not complain!
How does the weather relate to my title? It doesn't but it is waaaay past my bedtime...... and I don't think I can take responsibility for what I might type after 10 p.m.
4 comments:
thanks, Grama K. for giving me a smile!!!
Hello, it isn't boring at all! I find those little (or big:) coincidences so fascinating! Imagine how small our world really is! I think it sounds like a lovely and fun surprise in what might otherwise have been just an ordinary event.:)
Thank you for visiting me, I hope you don't mind either if I return here as well!!:)
Ah, I love you!! It is FUN when we make connections like that. Yikes-10PM? With time change and it practically getting dark after lunch---10 feels like 12! I love it when you post 'in the middle of the night.'
Thanks for reading! Thanks for the encouragement!
Colleen, it is great to 'meet' new people! Thank you.
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