Sunday, August 09, 2009

I scored at the Gala in the Gardens

Friday evening my husband and I attended the Gala in the Gardens fundraiser for the local Trails and Open Space Coalition with my writer friend Julia Allen (think vampires!) and her husband. It was an island-themed outdoor get-together, so I wore my prize-winning full-length muu-muu (sorry about the dash city here) that I trotted out for costume contest at the 2008 Left Coast Crime conference in Denver.

After lubricating ourselves with glasses of wine, Julia and I shopped 'til we dropped at the silent auction. I wound up "winning" four donated prizes. (Why do they call it winning when you have to pay for them, I want to know?) I got all four for below the estimated value, and I'm looking forward to enjoying them. Many thanks to the sponsors.

1. A bottle of cabernet sauvignon and a gift certificate to The Wine Store inColorado Springs,
2. The book Planet Earth (accompaniment to the TV series) as an early birthday gift for hubby,
3. A gift certificate to Concept Restaurants in Colorado Springs (Jose Muldoon's, MacKenzie's Chop House, Ritz Grill or Southside Johnny's), which I'll use for my birthday dinner,
4. A gift certificate for a Catered Romantic Dinner for Two from The Picnic Basket, that we'll use for our anniversary celebration.

Thus from one celebration came the seeds for many more!

2 comments:

Sheila Deeth said...

Oh wow! Nice winnings. That Planet Earth book - now there's a thought for a present for my hubby too.

Jane Kennedy Sutton said...

That's like hitting the jackpot! Enjoy.