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    This is the Story of a Large White Candle

    February 25, 2010 |

    …that I bought at Home Goods for half off during an after Christmas sale in Jan 2008.

     

    Planned on using it as a unity candle in June 2008 but completely forgot…

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    …stored it in the closet at the apartment you lived in from June ’08 to Sept ‘09…

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    …brought it to your Sister-In-Law’s garage sale in the beginning of Sept ‘09.

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    Chickened out on selling it. I mean how often do you stumble upon a 24” tall white candle? And on sale for 50% off?

    Put it in my car trunk and there it stayed till we moved to the house in Oct’ 09:

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    Since then, it has been sitting in Doug’s closet.

    One night, I was on my way home from my parents’ house. It was late and dark and although Doug was at home starting dinner, I told him I was going to stop at Goodwill to see if they had some curtains. I had a feeling about this Goodwill trip…

    Turns out, my Goodwill senses didn’t fail me and I did find curtains! But that wasn’t all...

    I found this not on a shelf, but hiding in a fake wood entertainment center!

    And it was tall! Oh, how tall!

    To top it off, it matched another candle holder I had found months earlier (at another Goodwill).

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    Could it be? Had I finally, after over two years, found something that would house my freakishly large white candle?

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    Yes!

    It was a perfect match.

    The end. 🙂

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    1. AM from White House, Black Shutters

      February 26, 2010 at 4:56 pm

      thanks everyone! and thanks Bonnie for convincing me, haha! 😉 who would have thought that 2 years later I'd find something for it...

    2. Karrah

      February 26, 2010 at 12:45 am

      love it !

    3. Bonnie @ House of Grace

      February 25, 2010 at 2:50 pm

      excuse me, i do believe that your sister-in-law convinced you to keep it, lol! i love your candle holder.

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