Woo Hooooooo!

You should have heard the screaming and shrieking and seen the jumping and dancing in the post office today.  After days of checking and checking...we got mail!  I was the most composed of the three of us.  My two little helpers were thrilled that they each could get "a mail" since there were two letters.  They tried desperately to rip open the envelopes only to have me say that we needed to get home to open, read, and write. 

Letter #1 was from a friend whom I miss dearly.  We met in a training session at work and I wanted to be her friend from our first hello.  Not only did we have so much in common, she was fun, funny, and kind!  I was happy that we decided to lunch together and before long we had a little lunch bunch.  I needed those ladies and those lunches or I would have forgotten to eat many days. 

Life’s path always change and we both headed in different directions, but I was happy that she has remained one of those friends that is still a friend…meaning whatever time passes, passes and things just pick up where they left off.  No worry for the fact that we have not been in the middle of every everyday.  I can call or email and I know she’ll get back to me.  So getting a letter from her was worth the wait…and it was a good letter.  The kind I like to save…a memory from the past, a family story, a little info about now, and a hint of a next letter.  Just the kind of letter I love!  The funny thing is we also emailed about the letter!  Oh, how ironic.  We were reserved in how much we discussed the letter, but funny to think that technology has a place in this project.

In fact, technology led to letter #2.  She forwarded my email about this to a friend.  This woman has captured my interest.  She mentioned writing a book…checked my library system (no go, I think I will request they buy it), searched on Amazon.com, and finally googled her.  She has written many more than one.  So, I requested a different one from the library.  It should be here in a few days.  She mentioned keeping a blog in her letter, but I also found it from Google..so I started that reading.  Already I wish I could have her for dinner.  I haven’t written her back yet…still doing a little research…but cannot wait to do so. 

My dad always said that often it’s what you find on the way to finding what you want that’s much more interesting.  Who knew such a fun diversion would happen so quickly. 

[My little helpers would tell you that finding an empty mailbox was always eased by getting to watch trains from the Post Office ramp.  I would admit I liked that too.  Who knew we would get those moments?!?!]