I say things sometimes.  Some have kept things I’ve said as things of infamy.  Molly’s would be “how do you make it tight,” something I accidentally said in Mrs. Foley’s 5^th grade art class.  What can I say, I spoke fast and had low self-esteem.  Of course I utter this sentence.

Another Molly would be, “It’s a Toy.”  It’s a declaration of one near and dear to our hearts, Yellow Bunny.  He’s simple and not quite yellow anymore, but he knows how to leave a last line.

Full family: “The crops are failing.”  The story behind this deserves a whole blog, and it will be scheduled at a later date.

Jim: “Good stuff.”  I don’t think I realized how much I said “good stuff” before I met Jim.  I’m glad I have realized it though.  I think it means I’m overall pretty satisfied with life if I’m saying this a lot.

Then there are times that I say something that means no consequence in the moment.  Like, “boy, I’m thirsty.”  Or, “I’d like the LEGO Slave 1 model,” and “my foot hurts more today than yesterday.”

There are times where I’m sitting in my boyfriend’s home, absently watching TV, and a commercial for the The Lion King on stage comes on, and I express how much I’ve always wanted to see that.  He admits that he has seen it, and that it is amazing.  And I sort of slump, because it’s a goal I’ve never been able to complete.  He consoled me, and we moved on, having an overall great evening.

Months later on Christmas, he gives me a cleverly thought out box of letters, each with a different date on when I should open them.  Some of them were specific, and some where personal admitions, like when he’s away, or when we move our seats coming up.

The last envelope said “Open Now.”  And I obliged, finding what might be the grandest gesture I have ever been the object of.  James gave me Broadway tickets to see The Lion King next year.  In the age of USB ports, app alignments, and gift cards, I received a gift that speaks to so many levels of my being and my heart, that I can’t believe I really received it at all.

The second best part is that I get to go see the show with my Best Friend.