{"id":13614,"date":"2015-12-13T23:32:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T05:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=13614"},"modified":"2015-12-13T23:35:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T05:35:26","slug":"light-your-heart-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=13614","title":{"rendered":"Light Your Heart 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/23253031570\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5789\/23253031570_f3237be14f_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brian and I had a blast at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightyourheart.org\"  target=\"_blank\">Light Your Heart<\/a> last weekend. This fundraising event for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartspring.org\"  target=\"_blank\">Heartspring<\/a> used to be the <a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=12135\" >Lights on the Lake launch party<\/a> but they discontinued Lights on the Lake last year so naturally the benefit had to be renamed. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/23253001620\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/619\/23253001620_629e17f82e.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They had a different band this year, but they were very good.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/23253014430\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/650\/23253014430_f12e4d7704.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a picture of how the venue was decorated.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/22921692993\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/674\/22921692993_27bc52778e.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here are some pictures of our great-looking group.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/23440503482\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5672\/23440503482_8dc5bae532.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bowmans always look happy and fabulous.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/22923196923\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5792\/22923196923_8fb615db0d.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Looking back at my pics from the evening, I realized that I missed taking a photo of Michael and Rachel. Yikes! I think it&#8217;s because they kept wandering off. LOL.<\/p>\n<p>We wandered away from the table a few times ourselves. A couple of times to bid and rebid on silent auction items and once to take some photos at the photo booth. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/23467882821\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/729\/23467882821_c700161643.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The photo booth was cool but it wasn&#8217;t as cool as <a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=12135\" >the photo booth last year<\/a>. The photo booth last year could accommodate more people. And, I don&#8217;t know what it was with this photo booth but we could not get the timing just right. We would pose and then the camera would snap a picture just as we would move. It was fun, though. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/22920512864\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/741\/22920512864_2b5d7069db.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were lots of great silent auction items this year, but it seemed like there were fewer than last year. I bid on the WSU items but didn&#8217;t win any of them.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/23522684766\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/571\/23522684766_174860a4e8.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a good thing too because we ended up winning one of the live auction items. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/22922717154\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5728\/22922717154_1a7d87de70.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Attendance seemed low this year compared to last year. <a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=12135\" >Last year they filled a much larger venue<\/a>. I&#8217;m wondering if <a href=\"https:\/\/rukkus.com\/garth-brooks-tickets\/?gclid=CMLdsvbF2skCFQMFaQodhy4ElQ#past-tour-dates\"  target=\"_blank\">Garth Brooks<\/a> had a lot do with it.<\/p>\n<p>People weren&#8217;t bidding as much in the live auction either so we thought we&#8217;d help out. LOL. Last year the puppy fetched $3500. This year we were able to take it down at $1400. Granted Goldendoodles look like teddy bears and probably go for a lot more in general, but our little Shiba is the cutest little puppy ever. That said, even though we would have donated even more for the privilege of adopting her, I&#8217;m glad the bidding ended when it did. <\/p>\n<p>We were disappointed to find out that you don&#8217;t get to take the puppy home with you that night. You actually have to go to the store and sign a bunch of papers and they give you a bunch of extra stuff too like a crate, bed, toys, food, etc. Makes sense. We&#8217;d never won a puppy from a live auction before so we didn&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/22938279164\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"   title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/597\/22938279164_4736a3d2e0_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" class=\"pic\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a picture of all the stuff we got with our puppy adoption. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000C9YHFS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B000C9YHFS&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=lifeafter-20&#038;linkId=FNKATJ5EYVTGDRE2\" rel=\"nofollow\" >Snuggle Puppy<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=lifeafter-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B000C9YHFS\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> is the best thing ever. We actually went back to the store and got one for Molly as well. <\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I&#8217;m glad we lost all of the silent auction items that we bid on because that would have made for a very expensive evening otherwise. <a href=\"http:\/\/HTTP:\/\/www.heartspring.org\"  target=\"_blank\">Heartspring<\/a> is a great organization though so we are happy help. We named our new puppy Saki, which in Japanese can be translated as &#8220;blossom of hope&#8221; &#8212; fitting considering the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s to Saki, the newest member of our happy family!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian and I had a blast at the Light Your Heart last weekend. This fundraising event for Heartspring used to be the Lights on the Lake launch party but they discontinued Lights on the Lake last year so naturally the benefit had to be renamed. 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