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Letters
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10/7/02
Kari:
Our weekend was the best. The house was everything we expected and more.
Walking in set the scene for the entire weekend. What a comfortable, homey
feeling, the beautiful prints and decor, it was so much more than a
rental. It felt like home. Your family's hospitality only enhanced the
physical surroundings and I can't thank you enough. I'm so happy to have
found this perfect hideaway...we will definitely find more reasons to
visit.
Thanks!! Kim
(Below are a few pictures Kim e-mailed me from their girls' weekend...)
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6/25/02
The Bulger Family Reunion...
 Ok. Here's the deal. The girls told me the story and I forgot. It
had something to do with a book and some old ladies & being Queens
& something about one of them still being in training. Hmm. I think
it's simply an excuse to drag out that slinky red dress once a year and
buff up the ole' tiara. Very HOT ladies. ;) Maybe we'll call in the
fire department later... ;) Remember -- it's not a family reunion until
something catches fire. ;) (By the way -- are those FISHNET
stockings?!)
The whole clan. See -- some are perfectly "normal".
Just like YOUR family. ;) Peg is going to leave me a note on the red
dresses and the story behind it. I'll post it when I get it. They
are loving the home and told me that "it's everything that it's
promised to be on the website!" I love that. I would so
much rather underplay how great the home is that exaggerate &
have people disappointed when they get here.
 Ok -- here's an e-mail I got today from one of the
"Queens"... :) 7/9/02
"Hi Kari: --
I am mailing the basketball today so hopefully you'll get it early
next week.
Here is the history behind the Queens. I am married to the eldest
Bulger child, Tom. We spent 11 months traveling around the U.S. a
couple of years ago and I found a wonderfully funny book in Jackson
Mississippi...The Sweet Potato Queens Book of
Love by Jill Connor Browne.
Southern women aspire to queendom and she decided (20 years ago) to
crown herself. (Being in her forties allowed her to have the freedom
to do this) In any event, the queen group grew and they are the
featured guests at the annual St Patrick's Day parade in Jackson.
When she wrote the book, the queen thing struck a chord with MANY
women in the US and there are now chapters of Queens in MANY
states!!!!
I sent the book to my best friend to cheer her up, she had her book
club read it, the two of us made queen get-ups to surprise the book
club and that expanded to MORE women wanting to be queens for
various events (including Christmas parties, winter carnivals, etc)
 Peg knew about my queenliness and we decided two queens should make
an appearance at the Bulger reunion. (Just to spice things up a
bit.) As it turned out, it was perfect to do a G-rated version for
our nephew's birthday and we crowned him King for a day. (The usual
Queenly mien is NOT g-rated as you'll see if you read the book.) The
Queen in training, Eileen is a 'wannabee queen' who cannot be a FULL
QUEEN until we say so....It's so good to have power! :)
We had a great time together in in your home. Thanks for a GREAT
week (and DO read the book!!!!)
Marilyn Pierce-Bulger"
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September 21-23,
2001-- Group of about
20 women from the Greater Seattle area actively involved in AA & NA.
Fantastic group! Here are their comments:
What a beautiful House!! I
love the purple room. It was wonderful to spend the weekend w/some awesome
and gorgeous women. Life Rocks!!! Thanks a lot for a needed weekend
vacation. --
Love Kimmy
9/21/01
Lovely home, just perfect for beautiful women! -- Love, Linda
September 21, 2001 --
Thank you Kari for all your help with the reservations. You were a joy to
talk to and the process was so easy as a result. The weekend was
definitely what our group needed. A total of 23 women in different stages
of recovery...sharing, caring & fellowship mixed with a little of much
needed rest and relaxation. We are certainly blessed today and grateful to
be able to share a weekend together in the fast paced world we all choose
to live in. What a beautiful view of the lake with enough room for
everyone to stretch their legs. I will definitely be back again.
Thank you! ~ Christine S.
September 22nd
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What a wonderful house. Having a great time. Thanks for letting us use the
house. :) --
Thank you, Tammy
September 22nd -- Having a wonderful time, enjoying the week-end
fellowship and many of lifes' simple pleasures. Sandra E.
Was so nice here with so
many beautiful women--Kathy D.
9/8/01
A great week -- 4 couples--used the pool a lot. Played golf several days.
Helped the Indians get wealthy at the Casino. Sailed on the "Lady of
the Lake" to the far lands. Saw the helicopters fighting the fires
with the big buckets. Played Bridge every night. A great house with
friendly hosts-made for a great week in apple land--
Signed--
Crazy Eights:
Davis-Harrison-Hoefs-Klossners--from Oregon Country!
9/2-9/5/01
Seattle University Women's Soccer Team Retreat
Great location for us,
so close to the soccer field. We all had a wonderful time during our stay
here. This house brought tons of great memories in helping our team become
closer and in helping us come one step closer in becoming a more
successful team. Thanks and I am sure some of us will be back! God
Bless!!!
S.U. Women's Soccer Team
Captains
8/19/01-8/25/01
"The McVay Family
Fun times & memories to last a lifetime. We really enjoyed the house,
view, air conditioning, pool, enough beds & rooms, bathrooms,
basketball. God Bless those firefighters. Thanks!
John & Pam Geer, Everett, WA
8/25 We had a wonderful time. The house w/pool was great. Most
important were our wonderful hosts. Thanks for everything. Bill,
Stacey, Emily & Aaron, Brier, WA
Jean Anne McVay -- Thanks!
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Roger-we really didn't need the forest fire! Leroy"
"August 6-11, 2001 Boy Scout Troop 79,
from Snohomish, Washington. 17 boys & 4 adults
We had a great time--the view is wonderful, the location is convenient,
and the house is greatly appointed.
The boys enjoyed the pool,
the yard, the privacy of five bedrooms, and especially the big screen TV.
In future years we would definitely
consider returning.
Thanks for the beautiful
accommodations.
Troop 79"
Additional note:
"We love you and your home! "Only in America"
Thanks & God bless. SDB"
7/17/01 Hi Kari! I just wanted
to write and let you know what a wonderful time we had at Quail Haven. The
entire family spent numerous hours in the pool. By the end of the week, my
daughter had learned to swim. What an accomplishment and a summer memory to
remember. After Quail Haven, we traveled on to Idaho for another family reunion,
where we stayed in a small three bedroom condo. What a difference from Quail
Haven. Quail Haven is a large, spacious house with many large bedrooms, a larger
pool than the condo had and you don't have to share it with anyone else. We
didn't even use the pool at the condo because you had to walk a long way to the
pool and it was always overcrowded with many other people. Quail Haven has so
much to offer!! The large house, the pool, the two T.V.'s (one for the adults
and one for the children), the large dining room and table for eating and games,
the quiet, cool and relaxing swing, the large yard to play games, the basketball
hoop and the beautiful view of Lake Chelan. When I got off the phone with you
this morning and told my children we were going back there next summer, they
were both so excited!!! Thank you for making our stay so much fun!!! Can't wait
until next summer!!!
The Ellis/Scott Family
6/28/01 Kari-
Thank you again for our wonderful stay at Quail Haven. It was everything we hoped it would be and will be a vacation long remembered.
The house easily accommodated my wife and me, our mothers and our eight children ( 3 of them are adults). Each was able to do what they wanted without
infringing on others' space (that is rare in a big family like ours!).
The June weather proved to be cooler than expected but we were still able to enjoy the pool and even get a few sunburns. We are a family that loves to fish
so we were out every morning and evening trying our luck. The fishing, while always enjoyable, was slow until our last day. On that day, seven of us caught
14 (12 inch) trout off the bank at the Old Mill Bay park in one hour! It was the only day we had fished there. Needless to say, we had a great fish feed at
the house that evening.
Our older children rented wave runners and had a great time on Lake Chelan. My boys and I were able to play a round of golf and the whole family enjoyed a
round of miniature golf and bumper boats in Chelan.
Sometimes vacations can be trying, especially when you return from a day's activities to a crowded hotel room. The beauty of the Lake Chelan area and the
tranquility of Quail Haven allowed us to thoroughly enjoy all our activities and still be able to truly relax upon our return to the house.
My family wants to come again.
Steve Walker
June 6-8 Senior Class Trip! Sunnyside Christian
High School,
Sunnyside, Washington
CLASS OF 2000
June 8, 2000 Kari~
Thanks again for the fine home that you provided
my class and I with. I can easily speak for all of them when I say that
"WE HAD A BLAST". Your home was beautiful and full of everything we
needed! It was a perfect getaway for our class and many memories have been
embedded in our minds. Nothing would have suited our needs better!
The view was definitely a beauty!! I am one for
views and your home provided me with just that....it was very enjoyable
lounging on the deck looking out to a glassy blue Lake Chelan and luscious
green fields. The roses were also beautiful! The array of colors were a
sight!! Corinne also found what she thought was the perfect rose at your place
and I can only agree. :)
Thanks for everything that you did for us, from
taking pictures to making sure all was "A" OK to just being a
friendly hostess, I thank you! I again will never forget the time I spent
there. The nights were fun filled with talking, watching movies and playing
games. I don't think I have ever laughed so hard as I did with my friends on
this trip. The days were also very enjoyable. The area provides many options.
I had the opportunity to go tubbing on Lake Chelan and it was great. Though
the water was freezing, I managed and truly enjoyed myself.
I hope that you too enjoyed having us....and we
weren't too much trouble for you! I am glad that you decided to let us come
though you weren't so sure about it at first. And I am glad I found the place
on the net for had I not found the place we wouldn't have had such an AWESOME
class trip. Thanks and take care, HAVE FUN IN EUROPE!!! :)
Colleen~
Thank-you very much for the wonderful
trip that you allowed us to have. I know that I thoroughly enjoyed it and I am
sure the rest of my classmates did also. The house was very nice and worked
very well even for the amount of people we had. It was the perfect setting for
our senior class trip.
Thanks ~ Michael Van Wingerden
Dear Kari,
Thank you so much for letting us spend our senior class trip at your house. It
was absolutely perfect! The house is beautifully furnished, has a
breathtaking view, beautiful landscaping and had plenty of room for all 24
class members, plus the 5 chaperones that accompanied us. I am sure I speak
for all of us when I say we have gained many wonderful memories from this
trip.
I also want to say that
you where a wonderful hostess! You where easy to talk to and always
willing to give us any information we needed. Thank you, it made our
stay even more fun and enjoyable.
Once again, thank you
so much for everything, I had a wonderful time. It was a truly special
experience.
~Talitha Lambrecht
I was looking on the internet for a place for our
family to hold our annual reunion. We needed a place for 8 adults and 5
children. In my quest I found Quail Haven. It fit all of the
criteria I had been given. I called up Kari and made arrangements.
As the time came closer I started to hope and pray
that the place I picked would be as good as advertised.
We were all pleased that it was as good as the web
site had described if not better. All of our needs were met. The
swimming pool was an extra and all enjoyed it. The kids really enjoyed
the glider out front. It was a great place for both adults and kids.
We had a great time and have been telling friends about it.
We really enjoyed it and will be back again.
Thanks again for all of your help Kari.
Patty Stillmaker
April 28, 29, 30... Dear
Kari,
What a fabulous weekend we had at your beautiful Quail
Haven House! Our stay was one of the most relaxing weekends we have spent
together in all the years we have been reuniting.
When planning the perfect "get-away" for
sixteen women every year, suitable lodging can get tight and sometimes
primitive. What a wonderful surprise to be able to stay in a home this
time that accommodated us all with beds and bathrooms comfortably. Everyone
commented that Quail Haven House felt so much like "home" and your
attention to details made us feel like "family".
Thank you for all the extra touches you provided to help make our stay so
pleasant. From the fresh flowers that greeted us, enough towels for
showers every day, hangers in every closet, two ovens, a dining table for a
"sit-down" dinner and the group pictures you graciously offered to
take of us (with eight different cameras, no less)....you certainly know how
to treat your guests, and we'll have pictures to remind us of it all for our
reunion album. We do hope to come back...especially if you can order up
some more of that wonderful, therapeutic sunshine!!
With fond memories, thanks again!
Chrys P,
Tonda R and Nickee H
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