I have a childish excitement at the thought of receiving mail. Letters, packages, and even Netflix movies that I know are coming and even when I know for sure what DVD is in it, make me practically giddy. Recently I ordered several different things online and am eagerly awaiting their delivery. Ever since college, receiving packages has made me feel like I am the envy of all others--I love that feeling. Silly? Probably, especially considering that most of my packages were little things from my mom--Hello Kitty playing cards, candy necklaces, nail polish, etc. But still...the mystery of the unopened package makes me so excited.
I ordered Andy's birthday present the other day. It's kind of an extension of his Christmas present--more Grundens. He swears he needs this rain gear (like the kind those burly men wear on deadliest catch) to run charters and, since I got him a fleece and PVC hoodie kind of jacket for Christmas, he insists that he still needs the parka one that's totally waterproof. Well, happy birthday to him, because I ordered it! I'm also going to make him a birthday cake (I mean, duh), take him to dinner, and then we're having a little birthday party for him with some of his friends from home on the actual day (which I am skipping class to attend--also a birthday present in an of itself). He's all excited about the party--we're taking the new boat to this bar/restaurant place. It should be pretty fun. I know he's looking forward to it, and I hope to make the day very special for him. Even if he is damn near 30.
I also ordered my graduation announcements and got confirmation yesterday that they have finally shipped! It will be so nice to see my name printed on them! I'm going to have to go to the post office and get stamps and put them all together--that will be quite a task. I don't even have all the addresses I need yet, but I'm going to use my sister's list of wedding guests as a starting point and send them to every one I know. Sometimes, its wonderful to have a really, really big family (my mom is the sixth of seven kids, and my dad is the second of four). I didn't send graduation announcements after college, so I figure this is long over due.
The other day, when I was watching my brand new copy of Singin in the Rain, the DVD player that is attached to my TV started skipping--again. This has happened before. Lots of times it gets kinda pixelated and jumps over places. Once my DVD even got stuck in there. Finally, I thought "this is the LAST straw!" So I ordered a new one. I'm also expecting that delivery soon. I hate that the DVD player on my TV doesn't work very well, but I'm afraid that it will damage my DVDs if I keep putting them in there and it keeps skipping like that. Sometimes it makes a terrible noise and I know that can't be good for it. I didn't want to buy a new one, but I found a great deal--a Sony DVD player that was like $75 on Walmart's website was like $32 on Overstock.com. I love finding great deals online. I even got free shipping! Shipping is usually only like $2 or something on Overstock, but I would still rather not pay it if I don't have to. I'm excited to have a new DVD player that doesn't skip! It will be a nice change.
Yesterday's Groupon was $25 for $75 worth of wine at an online retailer. I can't order it until April 2nd, but that's another thing that I will be waiting to have delivered soon. I'm really excited about it. I've been inspired by Andy's dad, who always seems to have exactly the right bottle of wine to pull out regardless of what kind of dinner we're having, and I want to build up my own wine collection. Last weekend I bought four bottles at World Market after my mom and I went for a Saturday afternoon tasting, which brings my current stockpile up to a grand total of four bottles. Hmm. That's a problem. So when I saw the Groupon, I bought it immediately. Andy and I can put some wine away and, since its so easy to just drink a bottle at dinner, I need to build up a bit of backstock so that we don't get as low as we have been. If we have to go out to get a bottle before dinner, I consider that a failure. I'd like to have the right thing (or close to the right thing) on hand. So wine is going to be one of my focuses in the near future. It really does make dinner seem so much more pleasant. It also gives us one more thing to do together and talk about--we can go to tastings (although I do generally end up falling asleep if I taste too many) and talk about what we liked, what we didn't, and make plans for what to cook to serve with each wine. Love it! I'm pretty good at knowing what wines Andy will like best, too, so I can easily pick things out. It used to be that I was afraid to buy a wine without tasting it, but nowadays I feel much more comfortable about picking out something on my own because I know more about the kinds of wines and what I'll like (moscato, always) and what Andy will like (very, very dry and very, very red---like cab franc). So excited for my new wines.
As much as I'm excited about what the future holds (I've started a countdown in my planner and today I have 31 days left until I'm finished for good), I'm also a little sad today. I try to stay really upbeat on here, but sometimes sad things happen and I really feel like I can't not talk about it. My sister's puppy, Wilma, is sick.
First of all, let me tell you about Wilma. She's two years old, and she's a black lab and maybe some kind of hound or shepherd mix. She's been abandoned twice. My sister and Kyle adopted Wilma about a year ago, just before their wedding and, unfortunately, although she's a very, very sweet girl, she's also totally nuts. She has serious anxiety issues and freaks out in the car. She's also aggressive with other dogs and absolutely can't get along with Andy's dog, Dutch. Emerson doesn't LOVE it when she jumps at his neck, but he's pretty good natured and is willing to just put her in her place and move on with it. Dutch takes it as a personal attack. She has to wear what Sarah calls her "crazy girl collar" which has some hormones that are supposed to make her calmer, but she still has anxiety issues.
Last week, on like Wednesday afternoon, she was left alone at home and she ate through Sarah's carpet in her apartment. Apparently there are two pretty big holes. Sarah was furious. But then Wilma started throwing up on Thursday and Sarah took her into the vet on Friday. The vet gave Sarah some medicine to give Wilma so that Wilma would stop throwing up and told her that, if it didn't work, she would have to have surgery. Surgery could run her $1500-1800. Wilma took the medicine and stopped throwing up and we thought we were in the clear--until Wilma threw up again yesterday. Sarah took her back to the vet and, as it turns out, she will have to have exploratory surgery, which could also lead to the other surgery they were talking about the other day.
Carpet, as it turns out, doesn't digest well. The vet told my sister that she could have the surgery....or, if she couldn't afford it, put the dog down. As a pet owner, I think it would be absolutely shameful to put that dog down. Sarah says she will pay for the surgery--which is good because, if she didn't, I would take that dog from her and find a way to pay for it myself. Not paying for her surgery is absolutely not an option. But still, my sister has one sick puppy on her hands and I feel so, so sad for Wilma. She hasn't eaten since she ate the carpet (now a week ago) and has lost five pounds. I'm worried about the poor puppy. I hope she will be fine.
Enough sad stuff... I'm just such an animal person, I can't help it. But there really are a lot of wonderful things happening and I'm sure once the vet sees Wilma it will all get sorted out. It may cost a lot of money, but she's only 2--its so worth it. Anyway, hopefully some packages come today!
31 days...
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