Friday, September 26, 2008

A Few Good Things...

I was thinking about what a bummer it is that the store is closing. Then I started thinking about all the opportunities that came of having the store in the first place. So here goes.



1- We got to see Rick "The Computer Guy" advertised on bus stop shelters, in newspapers, and even on billboards.

2- Rick got to make some really good connections with some wonderful people including the mayor, other politicians, advertising and media people, and many wonderful customers.

3- Our family got to participate and help Rick in the Utah Family Expo where he did a little internet cafe. The kids and I got to do a lot of fun things including Carlyn climbing the Rock wall.

4- As part of advertising, Rick sponsored some movie premiere events and we were able to go to some fun movies including Iron Man, Cloverfield, Man of the Year, Marie Antoinette, and Eragon, and others I can't think of right now.

5- A Beach Boys concert at the Gallivan Plaza.

6- We bought a tree from the Festival of Trees in 2006.

7- We had a family trip to Vegas for Rick to work at a business.

8- Rick joined the Murray Rotary Club. He loves their devotion to service and continues to enjoy being a part of their club. As a member we had the opportunity to make many new friends, go to some fun parties, go to Lake Powell as a family, attend part of the Rotary International Convention in SLC last year, and make some good networking contacts as well.

9- Have random people come up and say they have been into our store and really appreciated the good work that we did.

10- Above all, I'm thankful that even though Rick was really busy he took the time to be a great dad when he was home and that I have the opportunity to be a stay at home mom. It hasn't always been easy, but it is worth it.

Rick and the Mayor at his store opening. They were doing a cheer.
The ribbon cutting for the store. Yeah!

The tree from the Festival of Trees.
Us at the expo. Carlyn was excited to see Elmo, but a little scared too.
Still at the Expo with Snow White. Look how little they are!
Carlyn on the climbing wall at the expo.

1 comment:

jbow said...

fun to see all your memories. Carlyn is so little at the opening, was it really that long ago?