It wasn't meant to be

Wow, that title could apply to so many situations, but today it applies to a definite lack of luck.

G ran a 5k race that our church stages to raise money to send individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their family members to summer camp.  There are a number of major sponsors for the race and lots of businesses and organizations that donate prizes for the bib raffle at the conclusion of the race.  The Grand Prize is a $500 travel voucher and a stay at the Oyster Bay Beach Resort in St. Maarten.

I would love to go to St. Maarten.  For our honeymoon, G and I went to Martinique and we loved it.  We've also been to Jamaica and Turks and Caicos and we loved them too.  I'm pretty sure St. Maarten would be just as incredible as the islands we've already visited in the Caribbean.

But it wasn't meant to be.  G didn't win the Grand Prize.  He didn't win any of the smaller prizes.  He didn't win anything.  However, when we spun the Chick-fil-A prize wheel, we came away with a coupon for a free lemonade and a coupon for mini cinnamon rolls.

I guess we had a little bit of luck after all.