They say you can’t go home.
And I am starting to believe it’s
true.
We just got into the car to head back
to the Island and I asked, what was your favourite part of this
weekend?
- Meeting up with friends.
- Visiting with family.
- Swimming in the lake.
When we arrived in Kelowna we brought a
“drug rep” lunch to the office where I used to work. Thanks to
Nancy who booked us in and kept the secret that it was Kent and I we
got away with it.
We had a great visit with our friends
Bernie and Elsie—dear people that I never ever want to lose touch
with.
I went then to Starbucks to “study”
GCP Training that I have to accomplish. I did about 15 minutes of it
and was joined by Kim. As I write this, I am overwhelmed with
emotion. I miss Kim and her hubby Chris tons. I am so proud to say
that I know them and I am so thankful they are a part of our lives.
After a short time, Alena, another
friend joined us for coffee, we had a really great catch up session,
when Kent arrived and I had to get going.
Kent had left the rep lunch to go to
Jupiter and AEM in Kelowna, where he has long time friends and former
co-workers. There may be collaborations in the works—that could
benefit Jupiter, AEM and Latitute Techonologies.
We left from there and went to
Penticton and stayed with my Mom and Dad in their new little place.
I can understand why they don’t want to move. They have waterfront
Okanagan property. It’s amazing.
The following day we went to the
private beach on their 55+ gated community.
Mom let me borrow a Moo-Moo for the
occasion. It’s pretty sweet...
We left from my parents and carpooled
with Norm and Pam Hanson on the way out to Britt and Tim’s wedding
in Vernon.
As Alexis was walking up the aisle, the
song lyrics,”You are beautiful beyond description” came to my
mind. She is a very precious woman that I will always adore.
Someday, when I grow up, I’d like to be just. like. her.
It was so good to see so many familiar
faces, but I have to say, for the first time since we moved, some
people made us feel like we were visiting. I don’t know how to say
that except to sound negative.
I was brushed off by people more than
once. Whatever. I guess stress will do that to a person.
I went and found the fun table, with
Teresa and Ben, Nikki and Brenda. We were shortly joined by Amy-Jo
and Mike and “the intern’ Kyle.
And I met my new BFFL. Kyle. It’s
like we were separated at birth….except he is WAY younger than
me….like we share a brain…I realized in that moment that this has
happened to me before, where there is an instant connection to
someone, it’s a God thing. It made me realized that those that I
try so *hard* to make a friendship with – you gotta wonder what is
going on!
Some of my favourite times of being away
this weekend was:
lunching with the Lewke’s
coffee with Kim
finding a short bus friend in Kyle,
catching up with Brenda, Teresa, Ben
and Nikki….
just sitting with Ashley….and getting
to hug Lexi.
And my list could go on and on. And on
and on.
Who says you can’t go home? They
obviously don’t know my friends.
Oh, and PS - getting to the ferry
terminal and knowing I am 2 hours away from my home.
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