I looked in at one of the Secret Santa diaries, and decided to throw a wish out to the universe. Without even checking to see if they were available, I asked for a pair of Wings earrings I had admired (read: lusted after).
This is what happened.
Not long after that comment I got a kosmail message.
Hi Ramara,
Just today I came in possession of the garnet twist earrings from Wings. I was going to pair them with the garnet ring from Wings for a gift, but saw your comment and thought instead to send you the earrings. :-) If you send me back your address, I will ship them next week.
My first thought was, should I let her do this?
My second thought was to send her my address.
This past Saturday the package arrived. That's funny, I thought - the post office had actually said to expect a Saturday delivery.
I was excited and hurried to open the package. Strangely there were two little Wings boxes. Well, I thought, maybe there was some reason to pack each of them in a box of its own. I proceeded to open one of them.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear - the box contained a ring that I had discussed a while back with Aji, not with any hope of buying it, but...
I started shaking and crying. I cried for two days. I'm crying as I write this.
When we were kids, we never got the gifts we asked for; we got the less expensive version. I used to dream of a Revlon doll (check them out on EBay if you weren't born yet) sitting on a plane seat waiting for me as I was going to California to visit my aunt. We had Rich Uncle instead of Monopoly - I could go on.
In my 20's I bought myself a Madam Alexander baby doll in a christening gown, with some hand-made dresses. It was a very healing thing to do - I learned that I could have what I wanted.
The universe answered me with not only what I asked for, but also what I wanted but never thought to ask for. Aji and Avilyn had conspired to do this.
I say nothing of the money, but it was on my mind, and I wondered if I could really accept such a costly gift. But I knew that I would accept such a gracious gift graciously. Avilyn told me she thought I was fated to get the set.
So to Aji and Avilyn and Edrie and all the secret santa folks - Many thanks. Dreams do come true.