A Cabin In The Woods
Settle in for a fun story!
This little cabin out in the woods had a surprising, personal connection to my side of the family. I still get the giggles when thinking about it.
Let me take you back to before Christmas 2017 – Chris had been talking to a client that we’ve done several projects for (we are always thankful for clients’ repeat business). This client was telling Chris that he keeps an eye on and uses a cabin out in the woods and it was in need of a new roof. They spoke several times about the cabin, but we needed to talk to the cabin’s out-of-town owners to approve repairs.
Now, let’s fast forward to March 2018. Chris gets a phone call from the cabin’s owners, and as Chris is telling me about the conversation, he mentions the owner’s last name:
Alicia: “Wait! What name did you just say?”
Chris: [repeats owner’s last name]
Alicia: "NO WAY! You’re kidding, right? NO WAY!”
Chris: “Huh? Why are you getting all excited?”
Alicia: "This is my dad’s childhood best friend! They grew up on the farms next to each other!”
Needless to say, I was blown away at the smallness of the world at that point and immediately called my dad to tell him about the crazy coincidence. Once Chris and I talked to the cabin owners and made the connection – they were so thankful to be working with someone they knew. My parents had seen this family several times over the years, but I was probably 8 or 9 years old the last time I had seen them (and that was a lot of years ago).
The cabin was originally built in the 1980s, so the roof was in dire need of replacement. To add another family connection to the story, my late uncle added the plumbing to the cabin in 1989, prior to that, it didn't have indoor plumbing. The cabin in the woods was a fun project, and had quite the overhaul on the place while the roof was replaced, but it was even more enjoyable to reconnect family friendships that go back to the 1950s. While we worked on the project, it was a joy to take my little guy out there to run around in the fields, play in the river, and look for “bears.”
