Rainy Walk and Happy BIrthday

My walk this morning was a wet one.

Rained the whole of my walk, and not a little drizzle but it poured.

A warm 52 degrees though and not much of a breeze.

Wore my rain paints and yellow rain slicker.

It was too warm to wear the hood on the slicker so I also used my umbrella.

Besides when it rains hard after a few miles the water somehow gets

down my neck and my shirt gets wet so the umbrella prevented that.

As you would expect on an early rainy Saturday morning not much 

activity around town.

It was just me, a few geese, and lots of worms.

Walked all over town as usual and around the cemeteries and ball park loop.

Didn't walk all of my usual 6 miles - just 5.3 this morning.

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Did the usual morning chores around the house.

After lunch we went over to the new house to see what had been done
in the last couple of days.
 The dry wall is all hung.  It hasn't been spackled yet but that will get
done next week.

Took a few pictures.
Kitchen/Dining Room

  Standing in the far corner of the kitchen.
Kitchen, dining area, living room

Pantry door on right, basement door on left

Mud room
The washer and freezer will be on right in the dark area.
A half bath will have pocket doors.

Basement

 We spent quite a bit of time just walking around the house and
picturing where to put all our furniture and stuff.

Life is Good
Count your blessings and have a happy day.
 happyone  💕

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Bernice is my life long friend and today is her birthday. I am an only child and she is the sister I never had. The year we turned 50 (quite a few years ago, we are turning 67 this year) I wrote this letter to her. I thought I would post it here today on her birthday. You can get an idea of what she means to me.

Happy Birthday to my dearest friend Bernice,
Today you are 50 years old. When I look at you I don't see a 50 year old woman.
 I see a little girl who I've grown up with and have known my whole life.
We first knew each other in church when we were only babies.
Third grade I moved to Waldwick and we ended up in the same class.
I walked into the room and you shot up your hand and said
"That's Karen, she's in my Sunday school class."

In those young years we knew each other from church,
then as teenagers at the age of 15 we became very dear friends.
Where one was the other one was.
 We called each others parents mom and dad,
spent many nights over each others houses,
roller skated every Saturday night (some great times we had there)
and many times liked the same boys.
We've done so much together that it would take a book to write it all down.
And through it all we told each other everything.
 No secrets between us and we grew up knowing we would always be there for each other no matter what.

Going through the teenage years is sometimes hard and whatever happened
I knew you would always be there for me to help me through it.
 I don't think I would have made it through with out you.
 We had so many good times together and have spent many hours laughing and have shed a few tears too.

We got older, married, moved away from each other,
had babies but have always kept in touch.
 Sometimes years went by without seeing each other,
but once together again no time had seemed to pass.
 We were kids once again.
I treasure our friendship and I know I am so lucky to have you
for my friend then, now, and forever.
So when I see you now on your 50th birthday I don't see a 50 year old woman,
I see that same little girl,
that same teenager,
that same grown woman who is my dearest friend.
I love you Bernice.
Love your forever friend,
Karen :-)

And so today on my friend Bernice's birthday, I want to wish her a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! She is one in a million!! 😊

Here we are many years ago.
Me on the left and Bernice on the right.
I have that odd smile because I had braces. 😊