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Ok, so it's been a pretty rough week, all things considered. Craziness at work, house-sitting, house cleaning, fighting off oncoming depression attack, etc. But hey, my birthday's coming up, and then I have a silent retreat this weekend at one of my favorite places in the world up in Santa Barbara. So I'm holding up.
I come home tonight, very tired and a little discouraged, and there's a box on the doorstep! It's from my parents, it must be birthday stuff! Oooh, it's heavy! Cool, did they get me books?
*opens box*
Oh. Um...Well. It's all of my cake decorating supplies. From high school. And a card with a check for $50, and a note to cash it asap because they're trying to close the account. Ok...
I mean, I can use the cake supplies (though I'm throwing half of it out--sprinkles dating back 10 years?? NOT going to use those), but...I already owned them. I'm glad to have them back, but...would it have killed them to toss in one new item? Even just a clearance shelf book on space or something...
They're great parents, but...I really could've used something a little more personal right now.
I come home tonight, very tired and a little discouraged, and there's a box on the doorstep! It's from my parents, it must be birthday stuff! Oooh, it's heavy! Cool, did they get me books?
*opens box*
Oh. Um...Well. It's all of my cake decorating supplies. From high school. And a card with a check for $50, and a note to cash it asap because they're trying to close the account. Ok...
I mean, I can use the cake supplies (though I'm throwing half of it out--sprinkles dating back 10 years?? NOT going to use those), but...I already owned them. I'm glad to have them back, but...would it have killed them to toss in one new item? Even just a clearance shelf book on space or something...
They're great parents, but...I really could've used something a little more personal right now.
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