Big Day Today

[Bühlmann]

Exciting times ahead! Congratulations on completing your career arc. Now you get to get busy doing whatever you want!

 

[Bill DeShivs]

Oh, and happy birthday!

 

[Cliff Carter Knives]

Happy birthday and congrats on the retirement!

 

[Triton]

Well folks, today is my 73rd birthday. I also retire from the jewelry business after over 50 years. I have been at Either-Ore Jewelers for the past 38 years since it opened.
I am throwing a BIG party for all the ladies who have worked with me today. There will be 25 people here. Lots of great food, beverages, and old stories. Looking forward to not having to go to work at 6AM tomorrow.
I have surgery on the 31st to remove a neuroendicrine tumor at the tip of my pancreas. Not a big deal and no long recuperation. After that, the new shop will get finished up and I'll be going strong by summer. I have soooo many knives ready to go.

Awesome and congratulations!!! I am really excited for you!

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

It was an awesome party.
Here are some photos of the food I fixed.
I will have a group photo of all the ladies from the store as soon as the person who took it emails it to me. (If you guys have been around my posts a long time you might remember that one of them was a Playboy Bunny in her younger days.)
The last photo is a bottle of Balvenie 21 and a special decanter they had made to hold it.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

close-up of the decanter and a photo of the ladies that were there about 10 years ago when I took them all to my friend Kim Soo Pang's sushi restaurant.

 

[755]

congratulations on retirement. It's the best job i ever had,wake up in morning look in mirror and ask boss what we are going to do today and that's what we do.

 

[mknife]

Stacy, Congrats and Happy Birthday!

 

[Greenberg Woods]

Mazal tov Stacy!

 

[JV Knives]

WTG Stacey! Well deserved and looking forward to seeing your "retirement" pieces!

 

[Britt_Askew]

Congratulations Stacy

 

[ea42]

Congratulations Stacy, looks like you had the pleasure of working with a happy crew! Enjoy your time in the shop!!

Eric

 

[Crag the Brewer]

At first I was excited for you and retiring.. then you showed the pictures......

Now, I just feel sorry for you, for leaving all those Hunnies behind! haha
What's wrong with you???

 

[fitzo]

Congratulations, Stacy! I hope your surgery goes well and you are able to do all the things in retirement you have hoped to. Very best wishes...

 

[kdnolin]

Congratulations and happy birthday!