 | On July 10th 1990, I went out to purchase a vehicle. That fateful day I “bought a van and got a man” as I like to tell people. Gary Miller had just moved to Napa to run the Fleeting department at the Ford Dealership and I was the lucky person who instantly knew I was in the presence of a spectacular, extraordinary human being (and a really cute one as well!) |
It took Gary 2 weeks to get my vehicle and in that time I kept coming back to the dealership with questions about the purchase and curiosity about this Honest Abe like dealer. What I came to find out was that Gary had run his own dealership in Concord for many years and he did so because he was honest and fair. What I did not know was that Gary was as attracted to me as I was to him but being a man of integrity he felt he had to complete the sale before he dated me.
| Well, the moment that van was in my driveway we started dating. We had our first date at a neighborhood restaurant and just as he was leaving he reached into a flower in my garden and handed me seeds. “I can make this garden grow” he said and what a garden he created in my life from that day forward both literally and figuratively. |  |
One month into the courtship while cruising on the bay (an incentive trip for being the top salesman of the year) as we stood at the front of the boat (Titanic Style) Gary asked me to marry him and I said YES!
| 6 months later Gary quit the car business and started working with me in the gallery. The moment Gary entered my gallery he completely committed to supporting my vision and dedicated himself to building the business beside me. He helped to transform any new space we took over in the building. |  |
First he redid the gardens just like he said he would and then he invited his parents to visit and they, just like Gary, started helping in the business. His young sons at the time Ryan & Kevin chipped in whenever they could. I had not known this much love and support in my whole life next to my own family life in Canada.
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Gary’s Parents Gerald and Arline Miller are still a loving and devoted part of our world and going strong in their 90’s!
 | In the past 10 years Gary began growing Giant pumpkins. Coming from 4 generations of farmers he is devoted to the soil and is a master garden designer as well as a Champion Giant Pumpkin Grower. This month he became the Official Pacific Coast USA GPC (giant pumpkin growers) Representative. |
So this February as the world goes through all the turmoil and upset I committed to a moratorium on all negative news and instead I look to my Dear Husband who has brought so much good into my life and THANK GOD for HIM.
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