My sister, Gabrielle, recently won an award at work. Apparently this particular award is a big
deal; the company is fairly large (located in multiple states) and only three
to four people receive this award per year.
This year Gabrielle is one of them.
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Based on the number of Friday nights and Saturday afternoons
I’ve called her only to learn that she’s at work, I think she really deserves
it. Needless to say, I’m very proud of
my little sister. So I was all set to
send her flowers at work to congratulate her on her award, but then I found
pajamas I know she really wants.
I gave her a pair of these pajamas a couple of years ago and
she loves
them, so much so that they’re looking a little rough from having been
worn so much. She’s a hard to find size,
and the store that carries them isn’t local to her. I’ve been instructed to keep a lookout for
them and buy them when I find them.
I found two pairs, in her size, in patterns I think she will
like, the day she received the award, so I decided on congratulatory pajamas
instead of flowers. (Pajamas sort of
make sense; she’s worked hard, now it’s time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the
award, right?)
I called and told Gabrielle about the pajamas. We live three hours away from each other, so
I was planning to just give them to her whenever we see each other next.
Because we’re such patient people in my family, she couldn’t stand the idea of
waiting. So she decided I could send
them Fed-Ex because apparently she gets a discount through work.
Unfortunately, there isn’t a Fed-Ex store near me. This didn’t deter my sister; she sent me a
shipping label to print out, and arranged a pickup from my office. She assures me that it won’t matter that I
don’t have a Fed-Ex box, and that all that matters is that no writing or other company
names are visible on the package.
The pitiful looking box in the picture is what I managed to
finagle out of an Amazon box, some paper grocery bags, and a whole lot of tape
(she just thought I used a lot of tape on Christmas presents!). It’s definitely not going to win any awards
for being an ascetically pleasing package.
Here’s hoping the Fed-Ex driver will take it tomorrow!
Good luck—and congrats to your sister!
ReplyDeletePaws and fingers crossed that Fed Ex picks up your package! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your sister!! She is one determined person for those PJs! I'm thinking Fed-Ex took it. It reminds me of packages my mom would send to her sisters or her sisters to her way back when :)
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My mother used to send me packages that looked like that!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your sister!! :)
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