unexpected gifts.

"The key to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time." -Finding Forrester

one of the biggest perks of working at anthro is getting a first peek at new items, and newly returned items. when i started working for the company in june, there was only one dress i truly lusted after. but it was $248 or $268. even with a discount, i couldn't stomach the pricetag without the justification of an upcoming event or wedding that i NEEDED a dress for. and then it went on sale.

i mean, the sale price wasn't fantastic, and i still didn't have any place to where the dress to... but, i mean, who cares? it was ON SALE. it's just one of those things i've inherited from my mother; brown eyes, the inability to stop collecting garage sale furniture, a feeble grasp of all things musical, and the love of A Great Sale.

but, before i knew it, justlikethat, it was GONE. literally. i searched ENDLESSLY for this dress. catalog, other stores, ebay... EBAY! it was nowhere. devastated, this dress has haunted me.

until the other daaaaaayyyy! yes, that's right. someone actually returned this dress, which they kindly have allowed to sit in their closet until it was VERY on sale, and then return it to my friend, whitney. now, whitney is a REALLY GOOD PERSON. meaning, she knew how much i loved this dress, and in turn, told me about it the SECOND the customer left, allowing me to claim it for purchase.

with all the craziness that's been my life lately, with all the business, it was the perfect unexpected gift. it was kinda like when my mom gets a great parking spot right near the front of her destination and she sighs, saying, "God just loves me...."

and normally i laugh at her ridiculousness and kinda wonder to myself if God really cares if she has to walk another 30 feet or not. but today, i'm starting to think that maybe it really is in the details.

i hope you have had some little detail lately that simply delights you lately.
because seriously, mine made me SO HAPPY. :)

p.s. thanks SO much for the well-wishes with our anthro internships. i will keep you posted on upcoming projects and the like. i have so much to share with you. mer and i collaborated on an installation for one of her finals last semester, some of my art was put up in a really rad local coffeeshop called bloom, and the holidays are over. *sigh of relief* that means i made it through a holiday season in retail. whew.