Packages

I discovered two packages today that I hadn’t expected, and two that I had. Sadly, the two I had expected, which were various sizes of a gorgeous swimsuit, didn’t have a single piece inside that fit me. So, those are now all returns. Of the two I hadn’t expected, one looked like a package that I had expected, but turned out to be a utterly unlabeled gift from my registry that someone has purchased for me. No notes, no names, and not even an outside packaging. I had thought it was the welcome box from the registry website. But it was the bottle sampler pack, and it cases me much confusion at first. When it finally clicked that it said something like “Bottle Box” on the box, I realized it wasn’t a bizarre version of their welcome kit, after all. I ended up going onto the registry to figure out who might have sent it. (I’ve made a prepared effort not to see who’s getting me things or what anyone is getting. But this one felt kind of important to figure out, so I checked it out to see if it might be easy to tell.) Fortunately, it was quick and easy to discover, and it didn’t give away anything else from anyone else. My first guess was right, and it was a happy surprise to have gotten something from that particular friend. She is quite practical, and it makes me laugh that she would pick such a practical item off the registry (especially considering she could have gotten many somethings that are less expensive than this was). Whatever the case, I’m hoping she’s sending a card to accompany the gift, just sent separately by her. If not, I can still send her a thank-you note and, hopefully, also will see her when she’s in town the week after the shower(!).

The other package with my name was an Amazon package with my married name on it. So, I figured it was a registry gift. (Much easier to consider after the bottle box situation had just been sorted earlier today! Also, since I had told someone yesterday that she could send things here with my married name, and I’d know they were gifts and not to open them until the shower.) But my brain didn’t process fully that the item probably wasn’t wrapped on the inside of the Amazon package. It just imagined that the gift was coming from someone who wouldn’t be at the shower, and so I should open the outside package. Of course, I was right that it was a registry gift, but it was not wrapped on the inside, so I saw clearly what it was. The little slips of paper inside the main packaging also gave me a small note and the names of the folks who had sent it. And yes, it was from someone who had told me already that she couldn’t make the shower, but to send her the details anyway. I put both gifts in the cradle in our living room for the time being, and we’ll see what happens as time progresses.

Anyway, on that note, I have to go to sleep – I can barely think straight anymore. Goodnight.

God, be with us and guide us always, please. Help our leaders to be ones who follow you and trust in you. Make me and the baby and my husband healthy and well, please, and keep us all three safe. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2024