Today started EARLY - 6:30 AM - up and getting ready to put a whole lot of stuff out on our driveway... stuff we have used but no longer want. Stuff which is not worhwhile enough for us to keep and yet we want to get something from it. Do they have garage sales anywhere else in the world or are we the only people who put our unwanted stuff out hoping to get more than it is worth to us in return?
Of course the day was long... starting our with dew from heaven... ending up with a glorious afternoon of sun... and more than half the stuff we put out going back to the "garage" to give away. No longer worthy for sale, it sits forlorn and unwanted - hoping for a new home where it will be appreciated.
So why do we do it? Maybe because we, coming from a long line of people who want to get more out of life, decide every once in a while that we will try to persuade others to see the value in what we no longer want. Maybe because we need the exercise and it is an excuse to go out of our homes and enjoy this very true rite of spring. Maybe because we have poor memories and think this time it will be wildly successful... : )
Whatever the reason, Seitz Photography had it's garage sale today. Successful? If you rate the day in money it brought in - not so much. But in friendship enjoyed - wildly so! How else would we know that Heather would get up at 6:30 to help us... that Taylor would bring us Chick-Fil-A biscuits and Sweet Tea... that Jaime and Thomas would enjoy an afternoon outside enjoying conversation with Jessica... where "Moe" can get yet more great pictures of that little baby! So we close our day richer with the joy of great conversation, friendships deepened and babies enjoyed!
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