I'm fairly certain my watch has finally used up its nine lives. I've had my beloved Movado (style Kara) since June 16th, 2007. Yes, it was a wedding gift from my dear hubby and a piece of jewelry I love dearly. Obviously for sentimental reasons and for her simple time telling functionality.
In the past 4 years this watch has gone from the missing, to the dead, and brought back again. Here are her 9 lives.
Life One: Kara landed on the ground after the steel band fell off from the face of the watch. Off to Day's for repair!
Life Two: Battery Dead. Off to Day's for repair!
Life Three: Kara found under bed after days of search.
Life Four: While at the beach, I put Kara in the the chair's cup holder. Folded up and put away, but not long forgotten - she was found a few days later.
Life Five: Walking to my car, Kara fell from my wrist and I noticed her pins were broken. Off to Day's for repair!
Life Six: While out and about, I realized Kara was MIA when we got home. I frantically searched high and low to no avail. Kara was found a few days later under Abby's car seat. She would never have been found if we hadn't cleaned out the car from top to bottom. This was absolutely the saddest I've been about the watch. The emotional attachment to a material object was great and certainly an eye opener.
Life Seven: While at a wake, Kara fell off and landed on soft, plush, red carpeting. Another visitor watched her fall and jumped to the rescue.
Life Eight: At work, Kara fell off during a meeting and landed on my office chair. I had to retrace my steps and finally found her in the same chair!
Life Nine: While at Snow Farm Winery celebrating birthdays, Kara was folded up in the camp chair and fortunately found when unfolding.
Life Ten: While shopping around the Maine Mall, I think a parking lot or a lucky customer of one of six stores has found a new watch. :-(
To my amazement, I actually wasn't too upset. I've joked about this watch having nine lives and I'm still hopeful she'll appear. It's my own fault for not having the loose clasp fixed. At this point, the cost in repairs has superseded the cost of the watch. Don't you get a new car when that happens?? Maybe it's time for a new watch :-) We ARE celebrating our 5th anniversary next year.... What have I learned? Material objects shouldn't be the source of happiness and can be replaced if lost. However, if I'm late for whatever reason, don't blame me!
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