A first

We have been sent cookies, cakes, flowers and thank yous.  We have gotten Dunkin Donut cards and other restaurant certificates thanking us for our work.  But we have never been invited over for dinner...until tonight.

We had a lovely evening at Mary's new home.  She wanted to get settled, and then wanted to get her AC in before having us over, and then it was baseball season so we got very busy at dinner time- but finally the stars aligned today and we enjoyed dinner today.

Mary built a new 2000 sf home for she and her cat.  Some may call her eccentric.  Perhaps she is, but she lives the life she wants and doesn't have a mean bone in her body.  We got to see the many collections she had tonight.  We got to hear the stories behind each wall color she chose, and the talents until tonight I didn't realized she possessed.  She is an accomplished artist- watercolors, oils and sculpting.  She has awards after awards from local county fares rewarding her work.  It was heartwarming to see.

And we spoke of our families, and the chicken she made reminded me so much of a family recipe from my mom's side.  All pretty cool.

And I have to admit, all the colors of carpet and paint, the window locations- all the things that I may have had some doubt over- I was wrong.  It all is perfect and works.  She was right and she has created her perfect safe haven.  Her vision came true.  And we are pleased in some small way to have played a part in its creation.