She Just Knows...

Not long ago, I took a photograph of Java's nose. I posted it as my profile picture on Facebook. Yesterday, I received this very photo, enlarged, framed, and matted, from a very good friend of mine who lives in Florida. She chopped the frame and cut the mats and everything else that has to be done when assembling a framed piece. This piece of beautiful art that hangs in my bedroom was made completely by hand. Her lovely, hardworking hands.

It was a complete surprise and just happened to be the best part of my day, especially since it was a character building day at work. Thank you from the bottom of my cold, dead, black heart, E. You might be the only one in the world who would know what to do for me for my birthday. My poor husband and family are scrambling for ideas and you're stealing their thunder! Heh. I admit that I am not easy to buy presents for at all. I really don't even know what I want or need. I don't think what I would like is anything tangible at all. What I want most is a feeling that only I can attain on my own; everything else is just appreciated, but it doesn't fill that void (I don't even know if that's an accurate word to describe it).

I don't know how E knew it would make me happy, but she did. What I needed yesterday was not anything anyone could buy; I needed a boost in my spirit and she came through without being asked to do so. It's not that anyone else couldn't do that; it was just all about the timing of it. It truly made me feel better when I didn't think I could.

She knows I'm having a hard time turning 40 because she just went through it herself, dragging her feet all the way there like I am now. She knows how much I love my Chocolate Lab. She also knows I love art. And she took a photograph I took and created something so beautiful, all by hand. She didn't buy a frame and slap a picture in it; she MADE the fucking frame and cut the mats for it herself!

A-fucking-mazing! And that's why I love her. She just gets me.