I love surprises. I really love surprises. Any kind of surprise really. Big, small, silly. A note in the mail from a friend, flowers dropped off, even some of the crazy gifts that my real estate agent likes to leave for me.
But - I’m not easy to surprise. It takes some effort. But when it happens….when that magical moment happens when I am truly surprised, there is such joy and happiness flowing through me. Yes….I love surprises.
Today I was surprised in one of the best ways. Let me tell you the story.
I haven’t seen two of my dearest friends (a couple - D&N) in months. It’s not because I don’t want to, but I’ve been incredibly busy with my upturned life and I know they have been too. Yesterday I was off for an extra long weekend. I decided to give one of them (N) a call as I knew he would be home setting up his new consulting business. I thought maybe, if I was lucky, we could do lunch.
Sadly, (N) already had plans.
Instead, we planned on connecting for lunch today. I was more than happy to take my hour lunch (for the first time in weeks!) to catch up with my dear friend.
When (N) arrived at 1pm, I was called by reception to meet him there. I left my office, excited but unaware of the surprise that was waiting for me. As the doors to the retail store opened I saw not only one of my dear friends, but BOTH of them. (D&N), two of my dearest friends were standing there with big ‘ol smiles on their faces. I let out a squeal and yelled from the doorway (sorry to any of our patrons!) about how surprised and happy I was to see (D)….I went running right to (D) to give him a huge hug….and then back to (N) to give him his hug. Oh my. That was a lovely surprise!
Of course lunch was awesome too. It is always a pleasure to catch up with my friends. But today, I celebrate the element of surprise and the joy it brings.
Moments of surprise & joy.
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