Evelyn Emilia Walsh

She is 91 years old. She lives at Peter's Creek Retirement Home in Redmond, Washington where I sometimes work on the weekend as a concierge.

I started working at Peter's Creek on December 2007, a couple months after my divorce. I needed something routine and constant. I work there for 6 months. I didnt have any weekends for those 6 months. I stop working in June 2008.

Im now working there again part of the weekends.
During my time there, Evie has been an inspiring lady. I LOVE HER DEARLY! Even those times that I didnt work at Peter's Creek. I still went and visit her with Tyler.

Here is how we met, One weekend day, I was working at Peter's Creek. It was around noon and all of the sudden I heard a walker quickly pushed and a lady said "I CAN'T MISS THE GAME!" and run with her walker. I was laughing so hard. She was talking about the football game, The Seahawks.

Later that day, She was sitting by the concierge desk. I approached her and asked how was the game? :) She was telling me how exciting it was. Then we started talking more about what she did when she was younger. She was an accountant for The Seahawks!

Evie and I hit it off instantly. I am forever grateful that she is in my life. She makes me see life in a different ways, positive ways. I have never seen a lady who is 91 years old, so sharp, so full of life and so feisty! I love her to pieces!

I have so many stories that I think I should start blogging about her. One was when it was Super Bowl time in 2008. Peter's Creek was setting up a little party for the residents and she saw that there was no booze! She told her 80's 90's years old friends, "Okay ladies, follow me, I have some brandy and we are going to have Michelle gets us some 7 Up, We have some time before the game"



If she forget that I dont work one weekend, she would call me, her message is so dear and funny. "Michelle, this is EVIE, your mother, I meant your other mother. I need you to call me or I will keep calling until you answer the phone. I need to know why you didnt show up today, call me"

For Christmas, Tyler and I got her a new white shirt with beads around her collar and she justttt loves it. She told everyone that is the shirt she got for Christmas from us.

She think Ty and I are just great together. She always has to remind me that I have to be nice to Tyler :) also how much she loves Tyler in his Elvis costume. She told Ty that she is coming to our wedding. LOL the problem is, we asked her, "Who is getting married?"

She loves my bake goods especially banana bread. She always asks about my banana bread. She and I lost our dear friend Betty Frank. She got cancer and passed away last year. All of us, Ty, Betty, Evie and I are such great friends. We were so sad that Betty is no longer with us. We all miss her very much.

People said to me. How can you work at a nursing home like that? Isnt it depressing? My answer? ABSOLUTELY NOT. It is soooooo inspiring to see those older people have so much life in them. They know how to have good times. They make the best of their life. It makes me appreciate things that I take for granted. Just as simple as picking up something I drop on the floor.

Their love for me at Peter's Creek is mutual. I love all of them dearly. I look forward to see them and hear their stories. I feel so honored and blessed that they would share life experience with me.

Not only Evie, but there are so many of them who touch my life in so many different ways. But yes I must admit, Evie has adopted me the most :) and I love her very very much.