Cory's response? "I thought it was very odd that you wanted that."
Truly though, he scored major points for effort. It wasn't his fault that the etsy listing was a tad deceiving.
Fast forward to this year. I had two items on my list:
1. fun knee socks (Gap, TJ Maxx)
2. personalized charm necklace (with kids' names, silver)
Then, we found out that we are both flying to Korea in a month or so, and we canceled Christmas altogether.
For the two of us, I mean.
Fast forward another week or two and I found this in my mailbox:
I'm telling you - I love the feeling of anticipation. It's one of my top five favorite states of being.
When at last I pulled safely into a parking space at my Nose Job doctor's office, I ripped the lid off the box and saw.....
My friend Nicole made it for me, for no good reason. Just because she likes me, I guess. She and I lived right next door to each other our Sophomore year of college and it pains me to say that I don't think we ever exchanged pleasantries. Now, years later, here we are. We are cyber pals. We are passionate about some of the very same things and I, for one, feel like I have been gifted with a very fantastic surprise friendship.
Her Etsy shop is stocked full of her beautiful artistry, which will help pave the way to bring home their child - the one that Jesus chose for them from the foundations of the earth.
Thank you, Nic, my crafty, mind-reading friend. I Love it.