Finding Joy in Snarkville

Now, I don’t really have to remind you that I can be a bit …um….emotional.  But today, I was caught off guard.

I’ve been fighting with a new computer program at work.  I’ve been cussing, asking questions, and trying to fix one little thing (that in reality has taken me two computers and 4 hours to get right).  I decide lunch is needed to continue.

I get lunch (leftovers from birthday dinner — yummy).  I grab a drink and return to the job at hand.  I get to my desk just to realize that I sent myself the WRONG file from the OTHER computer.  But mail was here — so I needed to get it and who knows what fun might be inside.

A small package from the Queen Mum (and Daddy too).  I open it.  There are TWO hand written notes and a box.  I opened note one.  In summary — Mum wishes to help me with one of my wishes — and sent earrings (which I assume are in the box and is probably a pair) but she promised these were not “basics.” Ok.  I set down the note and pick up note number two.  Yippie, she’s inviting us to a ’spa trip’.  YEAH — She’s BUYING.  Wow, that was unexpected I think as I open the box.  It is PACKED, I tell you packed with some really neat, cool, and DIFFERENT earrings.  Things that dangle.  Things with color.  I was overwhelmed (all warm and joyous inside).  Not because I got gifts, but because it was something so personal to what I’ve been dealing with.  Some thing small that says, “you are doing well and we support you in this little thing.”  Yep, I cried.  It seems earrings make me cry.

Queen Mum, I’ll call you later when you are home — but THANK YOU.

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