Exibit 1:
First off she did get me two cards. One for books and one just for my ego. The gift card is because I didn't realize that the Jeanette Winterson book I had asked for wasn't even out yet and even if it had been, I am in love with my kindle and might not be able to read regular font any more at my advanced age. The birthday card just made my chest fill up with pride and hope. I know that I am not ugly, but I am no longer what I once was so I worry all the time that I will disappoint Satu or embarrass her. When she says that she thinks that I am pretty, it makes me feel good to know that I am enough for her. It really does make me feel like I am good enough for the first time in my life.
Exibit 2:
Fire. Ok. Here's why these are so perfect. Months ago Satu bought me a bamboo candle to help me start a good calm down ritual. Nights have been hard since I have been having some panic attacks, but she makes a huge effort to make tea with me and keep it light around bed time. The candle really helped, so she went back the next day and bought two more to save for when the one she gave me ran out. She has been saving them for me for months along with the lovely fig one in the background that smells like happiness and true love.
Exibit 3:
On the left is an awesome post it note tray because I have gone back to school and now most vertical surfaces in my house have at least one post it note on them. Satu has been nothing but supportive about school and has found all kinds of ways to help from editing really boring papers to avoiding the tv when I am studying so that I stay focused. The pencil she gave me is exactly like the one I "borrowed" from her last month. I found it too wonderful to return and when she saw my reluctance to give it back, did she throw a tantrum? No. She gave it to me even though she is a woman who is very fond of her office supplies. Those little bones are erasers. Cool huh? I think of voodoo when I use them and say a little rhyme to help me pass my tests.
"The marks that were, now are not.
Come now the answer that I forgot."
Exibit 4:
Alas, poor Yorick!
He was a puzzle in about a billion little clear pieces, but Satu helped me get him together. By that I mean that she thoughtfully and methodically pieced this object together while I picked up one piece at a time and tried to jam it into whatever piece I was holding. I had a few wins merely by accident, but this was mostly her. Mad props to you my girl.
He looks great with his shot glass buddies and his vodka bottle daddy.
Exibit 5:
Ok, so this is it, this is the one that blew my mind. Every thing in here was selected just for me and it was like the birthday present that you could just keep exploring. Soooo awesome!!
This whole thing is an awesome toolbox for my bits and pieces that I am currently storing in little mugs and jars and bags. I am a bit of a shade tree inventor and I am always messing around with some hair-brained thing or another and all of my hair brained things require assortments of odds and ends. This box is absolutely perfect.
Inside, there were 30 sections all full of stuff!! Stuff for me!!!
1, 6 and 11. Gum and mints for my filthy mouth. It won't clean up my mind, but at least it will make me kissable and minty fresh. Let me just take a moment and think about Satu's sweet kisses.
2,7 and 12. Razors for my never-ending war on hair. Practical is perfect in my book. I like that Satu will get me some of the things that I just hate to buy for myself.
3,8 and 13. Eye shadow. 14. Eye shaddow brushes? swabs? applicators? Specifically, these are colors that Satu picked out carefully for me when I had a winning experience in her make-up bag. I am kind of an awkward girl and though I long to be a pretty, girly girl some times, I missed all that stuff when I was growing up. When I was supposed to be learning how to put on makeup, I was catching frogs and playing with my chemistry set. Therefore, I have never worn any color of eye shaddow except brown because I have brown eyes and I don't know the rules. One day I tried a color that was in Satu's make up bag that she left at my house. She not only noticed, but she took notes when I told her how it made me feel pretty, but a little self conscious and she selected these colors for me. She told me that they would all look good on me and that I didn't have to worry. I have worn two of them so far and I am trying to learn the rules.
5, 9, 10 and 15. Eraser and voodoo erasers. Just because they are cool.
14 and 17. School supplies including these awesome rounded little clips so you can clip things together and then hang them on push pins and things. Currently there is one on the dog.
16. There were post it notes in here I think, but they are already in use on many of the vertical surfaces in my home.
18. There were some Dove chocolates in here, but they were too yummy and I had to eat them immediately.
19. A beautiful bracelet that looks great on me and will go with my new interview outfits that Satu helped me get.
20 and 23. Three pair of really stunning earrings that make me feel really fancy. One of them matches the bracelet colors.
21 and 25. Good smelling face mud. It is a special treat to have this refreshing stuff to make your face feel young and tingly. I like to put it on my face and light a candle and watch videos of kittens and things on you tube. It makes me feel like everything is going to be ok.
22. Q tips and stain erasers for the traveling I am doing to try to find a new job (and also because I can't walk through a room without getting a stain on my clothes.)
24. Ducky pins! Just delightful.
26. These are curious little blotting thingies that make your face less shiney. Who knew there was such a thing? Well, of course Satu knew, but this just floored me. Really, do most girls know about these things? Awesome!
27. Two really gorgeous bracelets that are silver links with just a touch of gold. They look great on my skin and have a classic, but kind of mechanical look to them. Hard to explain, but just lovely to wear.
28. Star Wars angry birds pop rocks! You betcha.
29. More post it notes in regular lemon and some in lime!
30. Travel deoderant and some germ killer to make my hands feel fresh.
Exibit 6:
And then this blew me away. The sentiment couldn't be more perfect for me. This is the kind of thing that makes me know that Satu really knows my heart.
I am such a lucky woman to have found Satu and I hope I spend the rest of my birthdays with her.
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