| tweezers74 |
12-15-2012 07:26 PM |
Wow. I feel like I won the lottery today. My head is swirling. You guys don't even know. Meeting up with Joe and Lee was AWESOME! First, I didn't know I was going to meet Lee. So happy to have met him. Second, yes, in that first picture, I was birthing a kitten. :)
No, I think I actually was yelling something like, "GET OUT! Holy moly, I can't believe you guys. You guys are crazy!" Something like that. ;) I couldn't even complete a sentence while Joe was loading the boxes in my car. I was stuttering. Or standing there with my mouth open. In fact, I think at one point I kept uttering words. No complete sentences. And Joe asked, "Yes, dear?" Speechless. And then Joe and Lee says there is more?!!!! You guys are something else. And yes, there was a point that I was ready to hit Joe but luckily Lee stepped in between us. :) You guys are truly my elves, Santa, angels, whatever. You guys don't even know. And it isn't even about the presents or the gift card (which I have to say I was proud to brag to Joe and Lee I was able to stretch it out until last week for groceries), it was amazing the amount of support that came from you guys. Seriously, I think if it wasn't the posts to this thread and the other one, the PMs, the emails, I would have plummeted into "loser-ville" thinking and stayed in my pajamas all day, eating ice cream from the carton. You guys kept my spirits up and made sure I kept my eye on the prize: a new and better job.
And I am happy to say that I found it!!!!! I am so happy and in shock right now. When they say things happen for a reason, they really mean it. I got an offer letter today for a job! I am on cloud nine. And yes, on a Saturday. I thought it was weird too but I guess they wanted to get me all done with the paperwork and drug testing, etc so I can be ready by January. And get this, I am actually going to be making more than my last job! Seriously, this day has been the BEST EVER!!! A month and half ago, I remember crying because I had no idea what I was going to do. I had some savings but with the economy and timing of this lay off, I was so scared. I am sure those who have been laid off know what fear I am talking about. And the fact I had no severance... Don't get me wrong, even in that situation, I was so grateful for what I had. And really, what was the worst that could have happened? I would lose my house but I would ALWAYS be able to feed my boys and put a roof over their heads. But my head was always going. Thinking, thinking, thinking. And today, for the first time since I was laid off, I felt "quiet". Like I could finally rest. And you guys helped me through it. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I told Joe and Lee today, that those words don't seem like enough. So you guys can try and ban me, or ignore me, or razz me, but I am NEVER leaving Pelican. You guys are stuck with me FOREVER!
This has been by far the nicest thing that anybody has ever done for me in my life. I am not kidding. I am an independent woman and I can be stubborn (just kinda) and you guys pushed through and gave me some tough love. As Lee and Joe said today, "tough" when I said this was too much. By the way, good job with the Pelican representatives. They held their ground with me, even though I threatened bodily harm to them.
And I don't even have the names/addresses of the people who gave presents so please PM me with them. If I swallowed my pride to accept all of your gracious gifts, you need to at least allow me to thank each and every one of you personally. Please.
I won't post pictures of the gifts until the boys open them so you guys can see the pure joy on their faces. And I don't know how you guys did it without even knowing me or my boys, but you guys really nailed every gift that I saw. I will elaborate later when I post pictures of the boys with the gifts.
I will shut up for now but seriously, my heart is so full of happiness right now. I am so blessed in so many ways. I truly believe good things happen to good people. So each and every one of you has got some serious good coming to you. In a world of so many horrible and bad people, you guys have been able to preserve my faith that there are still some really damn caring ones. Oh sh*$#! Now I am crying. You guys are making me all emotional... I was able to hold it back with Joe and Lee. But it was hard. I was tearing up at the end. In fact I think I screamed at them to "Go away so I can go cry!" For anyone who says Pelican is just a car forum, how truly wrong they are. As far as I am concerned, you guys (and gals) are my brothers and sisters. Thank you for making this holiday season the best ever! Love all of you with all my heart!
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