one of life's tough questions
So this is my 4th attempt to write this post. I keep losing my nerve or thinking that I'm making more of this than it is - but how to do thank someone who was driving during the Feb 22nd quake, and whose first thought is to get to work to you? and who admitted if she got there and found the building in rubble she was coming in after me?
It blows my mind, not because I'm not capable of that - if the roles were reversed I'd do the same but because I've never a lot close friends declare and follow through that they'd go to such lengths as to physically put themselves in danger for me, who would later become traumatized by what she saw - for me. I've struggled with that last part since she told me that she'd seen horrific things. The only thing I can thank is thank god she went there rather than somewhere else and risked her life OR followed through to her actual destination - her Dr's building in the CTV building where she was heading to make an appointment with her Dr.
as I sit here typing we've had 2 aftershocks (Granted its taken me about 20 minutes to write that first part cos I keep getting distracted).
So anyway I want to do something for her, I want to thank her and show her that her friendship means the world to me but nothing seems enough, and thank you seems ... so... little.
I did ponder approaching an Auckland company about it and seeing if they'd sell me a box of candyfloss - a huge box, to me to give to her as she's addicted to it :) I think she'd like that gesture
It blows my mind, not because I'm not capable of that - if the roles were reversed I'd do the same but because I've never a lot close friends declare and follow through that they'd go to such lengths as to physically put themselves in danger for me, who would later become traumatized by what she saw - for me. I've struggled with that last part since she told me that she'd seen horrific things. The only thing I can thank is thank god she went there rather than somewhere else and risked her life OR followed through to her actual destination - her Dr's building in the CTV building where she was heading to make an appointment with her Dr.
as I sit here typing we've had 2 aftershocks (Granted its taken me about 20 minutes to write that first part cos I keep getting distracted).
So anyway I want to do something for her, I want to thank her and show her that her friendship means the world to me but nothing seems enough, and thank you seems ... so... little.
I did ponder approaching an Auckland company about it and seeing if they'd sell me a box of candyfloss - a huge box, to me to give to her as she's addicted to it :) I think she'd like that gesture