The best day ever.
Today was the Grand Opening of our store. We were going to have an event anyway and we had been dreaming of doing something big for 12-21-12 for a long time since our main mascot is a quetzalcouatl. So we went for it.
We already had a wonderful gift in that our semi-adopted son showed up on our doorstep on Thursday to be there at the Grand Opening. Since he had not even called for Father's Day, my husband was not expecting anything like this. Indeed, he was moping and hating the holidays since he rarely gets anything he asks for at Christmas. He felt quite unloved. Then here is our little protege on our doorstep. He sacrificed ALL of his Christmas gifts by asking only for gift cards to have enough gas to make it down. This was wonderful. One of our friends from Michigan would see our first store which was set up in Southern Ohio. It would have been enough. But that isn't what happened.
Late in the day, as the first real snow hit on the first day of winter, I was talking with a reporter for one of the local papers when in walks our best friends with tot in tow. They kept it secret from us that they were coming to be there for the Grand Opening. Our hearts sang. I could not have asked or desired a better Solstice or Christmas gift. And even my Mother called today which was even more icing on top. Other friends who could not come texted us. It has been the best day ever. Our friends came for our store's Grand Opening, but in truth, our friends came so that on the day the world might end, we would spend it together. May you be blessed with friends and loved ones who would move heaven and earth to be with you on such a day.
It is around 2:00am now and after coming home at 1:30am I halted my car and dug out the driveway for my husband and myself. Then I went and shoveled a few of the neighbor's drives. When you are this happy, you want to share it. I hope they are pleasantly surprised in the morning and that the wave of happiness continues to be passed on. And I wish all of you as wonderful a gift as I have received this year. Peace be to you all.
We already had a wonderful gift in that our semi-adopted son showed up on our doorstep on Thursday to be there at the Grand Opening. Since he had not even called for Father's Day, my husband was not expecting anything like this. Indeed, he was moping and hating the holidays since he rarely gets anything he asks for at Christmas. He felt quite unloved. Then here is our little protege on our doorstep. He sacrificed ALL of his Christmas gifts by asking only for gift cards to have enough gas to make it down. This was wonderful. One of our friends from Michigan would see our first store which was set up in Southern Ohio. It would have been enough. But that isn't what happened.
Late in the day, as the first real snow hit on the first day of winter, I was talking with a reporter for one of the local papers when in walks our best friends with tot in tow. They kept it secret from us that they were coming to be there for the Grand Opening. Our hearts sang. I could not have asked or desired a better Solstice or Christmas gift. And even my Mother called today which was even more icing on top. Other friends who could not come texted us. It has been the best day ever. Our friends came for our store's Grand Opening, but in truth, our friends came so that on the day the world might end, we would spend it together. May you be blessed with friends and loved ones who would move heaven and earth to be with you on such a day.
It is around 2:00am now and after coming home at 1:30am I halted my car and dug out the driveway for my husband and myself. Then I went and shoveled a few of the neighbor's drives. When you are this happy, you want to share it. I hope they are pleasantly surprised in the morning and that the wave of happiness continues to be passed on. And I wish all of you as wonderful a gift as I have received this year. Peace be to you all.