We are home!

[lunabee34]

1. We had a really lovely Christmas, but it's good to be home. Nothing ever feels so good as sleeping in your own bed after the lovely time. LOL Sammy missed us mightily and has been very generous with the snuggles, but he was well taken care of by our friend who also did an excellent job of keeping our pipes from freezing and bursting during this absurdly cold weather.

2. My sister-in-law's mother died last Christmas. Every year her mother would buy her a piece of jewelry from the same jeweler. A couple months ago, SIL posted on her Facebook about missing her mother and knowing that this year that jewelry box wouldn't be under the tree. Just before we arrived at my mom's, SIL got a mystery box in the mail that had Don't Open until Christmas Day written on it in sharpie. She had no idea who had sent it to her. Turns out, the jeweler had seen her Facebook post and made her a necklace so she'd have that jewelry box under the tree. The necklace itself is one of those monogram necklaces with SIL's initials on a flat disc, but at the clasp, the jeweler put a quarter from SIL's mother's birth year that he edged with a kind of filigree of gold. It's beautiful and so thoughtful and unexpected; we all cried. What an incredible act of kindness.

3. I know that several of you have lost parents and grandparents over this Christmas season. I am keeping you all in my heart and sending you light and healing.

4. I got a postcard from someone postmarked in Richmond VA (Grit Kitty?), and I'm not sure who it is. Is it one of y'all?

5. Yuletide recs post forthcoming!

Comments

[annofowlshire]

I'm glad you had a nice Christmas, and that was really kind of the jeweller!

[lunabee34]

Thank you!

It really was so kind. A very nice way to end the year.

[princessofgeeks]

So glad you are home, and what a lovely thing for that jeweler to do.

[lunabee34]

It is so wonderful to be home and sleep in my own bed.

I know there's an awful lot of terrible people doing terrible things in the world, and it's nice to be reminded that there are kind people doing kind things, too.

[goss]

Turns out, the jeweler had seen her Facebook post and made her a necklace so she'd have that jewelry box under the tree

Oh my gosh, that's so beautiful. Humanity can be amazing - thank you for sharing. <33333333

[lunabee34]

For all the cruelty in the world, there's an awful lot of kindness. It's really nice to end the year witnessing such thoughtfulness.

[makamu]

Glad you all had a nice Christmas, but there really is nothing better than one's own bed, is there?

And that was really kind of the jeweller!

[lunabee34]

No, there's no better sleep than sleeping in your own bed.

It was so kind. It's nice to be reminded that people can be so wonderful to each other.

[makamu]

It was so kind. It's nice to be reminded that people can be so wonderful to each other.

You're right. It's nice to be reminded that kindness exists and is perhaps all the more precious when it's unexpected

[sheafrotherdon]

Hurray for home!

The jeweler's gift is so lovely and heartwarming. What a sweet thing for someone to do.

[lunabee34]

It was so sweet and kind. It's nice to end the year on that note.

[likeadeuce]

I am in Richmond but I am not Grit Kitty! Now I'm curious too :D

Glad you had a good holiday and that gift from the jeweler is so lovely

[lunabee34]

It was king_touchy! Mystery solved!

It was such a kind gesture and such a lovely note to end the year on.

[anagrrl]

1. I'm so glad you had a great time!
2. Wow, this is wonderful and lovely. What a thoughtful act on the part of the jeweler.

[lunabee34]

It was so kind and sweet and such a nice note to end the year on.

[king_touchy]

I sent the postcard! I mean, I made the Google form with my grit kitty account, but grit kitty, King Touchy, and Lullenny are all me. I'm trying to reconnect to dreamwidth. : )

[minoanmiss]

You have nearly as many names as King Elessar :D

[king_touchy]

That sounds like a challenge! LOL

[lunabee34]

That's right! I remember now. :)

Clearly, I got your postcard. LOL <3 <3 <3

[sholio]

I'm glad it was a nice Christmas! What a sweet gesture from the jeweler.

[lunabee34]

It was a good holiday.

That jeweler was so kind; it's such a good note to end the year on.

[lyr]

1) I'm so glad you had a good holiday, and that you're home safe.
2) That is so kind and thoughtful.
3) Thank you.

[lunabee34]

Thank you. It's good to be home.

It's wonderful to be reminded that people can be kind and sweet.

You're welcome, my friend. *hugs* I'll keep holding you in my heart.

[corvidology]

What an absolutely lovely gesture on the jeweler's part!

[lunabee34]

It was so kind and so unexpected and so thoughtful. What a wonderful note to end the year on.

[independence1776]

I'm glad you had a lovely Christmas. The jeweller's kindness made me tear up.

[lunabee34]

Thank you! We all cried, too. It's so nice to be reminded that people can be kind to each other. Such a wonderful note to end the year on.

[amejisuto]

Glad you're home safe! And that was incredibly nice of that jeweler! They get extra points with Santa this year!

[lunabee34]

They do! They are on the nice list for life. LOL

*hugs*

It's good to be home.

[umadoshi]

What an incredible act of kindness.

Reading this did wonderful things for my heart.

[lunabee34]

It's so nice to be reminded that people can be kind. What a great note to end the year on.

[timespirt]

Merry Christmas and welcome home. Nice of the jeweler to do that for the SIL.

"HUGS"

[lunabee34]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

It was so kind of the jeweler. Such a wonderful note to end the year on.

*hugs*

[nyctanthes]

Icon!

1. Glad Christmas was good despite the awful weather.

2. That is such a beautiful gesture.

5. Yay for recs!

[lunabee34]

It was so kind. I'm still blown away.

I hope y'all did okay with the weather. I know your area got hit way worse.

[havocthecat]

What a lovely and kind thought from that jeweler. (This is why small business and indie is great every day of the week for that kind of store!)

I'm so glad you're home. Did you get hit by any travel problems?

[lunabee34]

I agree. Small businesses where people develop relationships with you are always better than big chains. I'm still blown away by the kindness.

No travel problems! We always drive and traffic was good to us.

[china_shop]

Welcome back home! Yay for snuggly Sammy, aww! <333

It's beautiful and so thoughtful and unexpected; we all cried.

Ahh, how wonderful and kind. <333

♥ ♥ ♥

[lunabee34]

He missed us something mighty. And I will take all the resulting snuggles.

I am still blown away by the kindness.

[sabethea]

Oh, #2 is so lovely. Knowing there are kind people out there means so much.

I got a 21st birthday present from my grandmother, which was quite unexpected as she died when I was 17. But she’d bought presents in advance just in case.

[lunabee34]

It really does. People can be cruel but I have seen and been met with far more kindness in my life and that is important for me to remember when the darkness of life seems overwhelming.

What an amazing thing for your grandmother to have done. Most people don't think ahead like that. How special.

[lokifan]

Merry Christmas! And wow, what a gift from the jeweller.

[lunabee34]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I am still blown away by that kindness.

[spikedluv]

I'm glad you had a lovely holiday and made it home safely to your own beds!

That story about the jewelry made me tear up. So sweet.

[lunabee34]

I still tear up every time I think about it. So kind.

*hugs*