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December 19, 2003
i know the suns still shinin’ when i close my eyes
Tuesday, on the way to work, i stop at the post office to mail chris's christmas/birthday present. the line is HUGE, so i just weigh the package to see how much it would be ($5) and leave. yesterday at lunch, i mention to leta that i still need to go to the post office, and she say, you should go to the UPS store. it might cost you a couple extra dollars, but i saw a cute commercial for it. i had been thinking about taking it there anyways because i run by one in my neighborhood every morning. so i take it last night. no line, no nothing except the ups guy waiting to take my package.
it cost ~ $10. a tad more than i expected, but i was cool as it was totally worth the $5 for the convenience factor. The nice guy hands me all the stickers for me to double check the address and i notice that there is a $2.50 surcharge - that explains the higher than expected price. The surcharge was not for gas (though there was like a $.50 surcharge for that), but it was a surcharge for rural delivery! i laughed really hard. chris does live in the middle of no where. it would worth the $2.50 just for the laugh. but next year, i am going to send it to his parents, who, i believe, do not live in the middle of no where.
today is a great day to be alive. i had to return something to bed, bath, and beyond this morning, and spend a rewards certificate at b&n (it expires the 25th), so i went before work today. i had to wait for b&n to open at 9. i rewarded myself with a HUGE coffee as i picked out a new journal. when i walked out of the store, the sun was shining, the wind was calm, the snow sparkling, and in that moment the world was perfect.
i then returned the frame to bbb and bought a defuzzer for my sweaters as the cashier shared that he was really tired because he went to see LotRs last night and quit smoking. he started wearing the patch which causes one to have really lucid and weird dreams, he say, so he only got like 2.5 hours of sleep last night. i just laughed and wished him luck on surviving his day.
it is the last day of work before vacation (yay!). my magnets are working beautifully (therefore my chamber is working better than it has in 6 monthes). i'm going to leave by 5 and spend until sunday morning curled up with my boy before leaving have breakfast with liz and drive to curl up with my puppy.
its a great day to be alive.
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Posted by christina at December 19, 2003 11:24 AM