09/14/2026
𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿…
To say life has been a little busy around here would be an understatement. Between the shop, graduations, softball fields, college move-in, new schools and everything in between, we blinked and somehow summer was over.
Luke graduated from SCC…and THEN graduated from SECHS. Backwards, right?! 😂🎓
We spent the summer trying to soak up every moment we could with him before the day we’d been pretending wasn’t coming…dropping him off at his new home-away-from-home, Appalachian State. 💛🖤
It’s been a HUGE adjustment for us. We miss him like crazy, but he’s doing great in Boone, finding his way, and starting this next chapter of his life. We’re incredibly proud of him.
As for a big family vacation this summer? Yeah…MP’s softball schedule said absolutely not. 😂🥎
Instead, we continued doing what we love, chasing her from field to field, town to town and state to state. Everybody watches women’s sports… especially in this household. 😉
And somewhere in the middle of all that softball, she started HIGH SCHOOL. Another big adjustment around here! She’s officially an Eagle and already busy paving her own path. 🦅
And then there’s the boss man…Junior. 😂
Micheal Paul had the absolute BEST summer after a wonderful ending to his third-grade year. He slept for about a week…and after that, I’m pretty sure he didn’t waste a single second of daylight. 😂
Now he’s started FOURTH GRADE.
HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?!?!
He and Paul also got to take a flight together for Father’s Day, which made for a pretty special memory for both of them. ✈️
Speaking of Paul, he’s been busy growing as a business owner, completing the training required for his military rank promotion and continuing to work alongside our team to make Hutchens Auto Repair the best it can be. He’s worked on some cool cars, solved a few, “No one can tell me what’s wrong!” And he beamed with pride while training MP to take over Luke’s role in the shop.
He stays focused on improving the shop, supporting our team and making sure we continue taking care of our customers the right way.
But don’t let him fool you…he was down for a couple of weeks after dropping his firstborn off at college. 😂
And while all of that has been happening at home, Meagan and I have stayed just as committed to being present and involved in the community that has loved our family and this business so well.
Between festivals, back-to-school events, civic club community meals, PTO meetings and all the other ways we’ve been able to show up, we’ve been reminded again and again how special this community is. We remain committed to giving back, staying involved and standing firm in our promise to support the people who have supported us from the beginning.
Also, in June, Meagan celebrated one full year out of the corporate world! 🎉
One year of trading corporate life for family life, community involvement, softball schedules, school events, shop life and all the beautiful chaos that comes with it. 😂
I think she’d agree that it has been busy, occasionally exhausting and completely worth it. We’re incredibly thankful she gets to spend more time doing the things and being with the people that matter most.
So yes…things look a little different around here these days.
The shop is a little quieter without the kids coming and going like they used to. We’re learning a new normal, adjusting to new routines, and realizing just how quickly these seasons of life change.
But one thing that hasn’t changed is how grateful we are.
Our bays are full. Our days are busy. Our family is growing and changing. And somehow, in the middle of all the beautiful chaos, we still get to wake up every day and live the 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼.
Hutchens Auto Repair has always been 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀. It’s part of our family’s story. And so many of you have watched our kids grow up right alongside this shop.
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. 🧡
Life looks a little different these days…
But we’re still here, still grateful, and still 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙪𝙥 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣. 🔧🧡
