Today was a pretty damn good day. Slightly stressful but still good.
I feel like I've reached another milestone in my life today. We had a retirement party, I was told Friday afternoon to collect money and plan it. I baked for this. I decorated, picked out the cake, got the food, harassed people for money, etc. There were hitches but everyone was happy.
When the hitches came I was calm..okay a tiny bit frazzled, but mostly calm. I didn't fret over every little thing or melt down. I didn't just tell myself "well, it will be okay" I honestly believed it.
Now, earlier this year at this same place we had another party and things did not go smoothly and I went into meltdown.
For most of my life it seems I was just treading water, trying to keep my head above and what little ground I gained I lost (sorry for mixing my metaphors). How I feel now, what my life is like, was something I hoped for. Well, maybe not the living at home part, but the emotional part. I kept taking all these teeny baby steps, sometimes holding on to the furniture to keep from falling -- now I've got this walking thing down.
And y'all have been a huge, huge part of that!
Also! When I checked the mail---
Ginger cake! And my seekrit santa package!
The return address reads:
Buffista Seekrit Santa
123 Foamy Street
Buffistaville, USA
I'm trying to decide if I should open the package or wait until Xmas to open the whole thing.
It was I, Kristin. I inadvertently compounded the mystery to save on shipping. Yes, it's a conspiracy. I thought there were not many Navajos in CT, though, so it would be unique for you.
Thank you thank you, erika! I love it! And yes, not too many Navajos in these parts.
I'm trying to decide if I should open the package or wait until Xmas to open the whole thing.
askye, OPEN IT!
It's the Solstice. I think if you don't open it, you will be discriminating against the less popular holidays.
t /tongue-in-cheek
After opening the box with my trusty Highlander katana letter knife I find--
Counting Sheep gift set!!! Score! (I've been out of waving not drowning for a bit).
I've never tried Dreamtime even though I've wanted to and Waving not Drowning is my favorite bomb!
AND...
a beautiful red box tied with ribbon (that doesn't want to come off!!) holding chocolates. Knipschildt Chocolatier -- the chocolates are Vivienne, Elanor, Julianne, and Martina.
The Chocolates have girls names! And I'd tell you what they look like but the ribbon won't come off!
I can see that sometime after the holidays I'm going to have to indulge with a bath and some chocolate.
Happy Solstice!!!
Why thank you!
I shall actually be posting my reflection on this year some time later tonight in the spirit of the light returning.
ETA:
Waving not Drowning is my favorite bomb!
Mine too!
Indeed it is a happy solstice. A fucking cold solstice at that, but certainly a happy one, for me at least.
Oh, Anne, I'm so glad it got there in time! I've been cursing the very uninformative CanadaPost tracking site all week.
Hope the cookies aren't too crumbled.
I believe my Super Duper Slacker Secret Santa is not a slacker at all!! Because, in fact, I got a present from Erika today! A very very pretty dreamcatcher--it's got a very tiny dreamcatchery part in the middle, and then a bigger bit in a bigger circle around, and then strips of really soft leather with beads and feathers hanging from it.
Oh, cute. The Japanese Kanji Kentei organisation decided that the kanji that most represents this year is "disaster". Go team them. [link]
Here's a monk drawing the kanji in question.
I managed to get the ribbon off the chocolate box. And the box is hard to open. Pretty but I have to work to get it open. One of the chocolates was broken...part of the shell came off and the ganache was exposed.
So I had to try it....
omigod. It has to be the best chocolate I've ever tasted. It has black currant ganache inside that is so amazing. I don't think I've ever really had black currant anything. It's amazing. I ate part of it, fit the lid back on, and I'm set.
