Posted by Partlycloudy on September 11, 2008, at 13:02:18
Seven years ago I was showing off my brand shiny new engagement ring. Thrilled to have been surprised the night before my birthday by a dinner out at our favourite Italian restaurant and a presentation of a velvet box and The Big Question! This from the man whom I thought could never surprise me.
Seven years ago I was celebrating my birthday and my engagement, trying to concentrate on doing my job, but still bubbling up with joy at my future.
And then, the UPS Guy came in with the news he had heard on the radio. Are you sure? He has some pretty wild stories sometimes. Then, the FedEx Guy came in a bit later with more news. Uh, he's a more serious guy, there's definitely something bad going on. Someone scrounged up a radio in the lab and we huddled around it, stunned at the news. The owner of the company came out of his hidey hole and scowled at us, suddenly being unproductive. What did we think we were doing, anyways? What could we accomplish by stopping our work and listening to distressing news? Get back to work, everyone. (Dipsh*t, I was thinking.)
I remember thinking - and saying out loud - "well, this changes our lives forever." And one of the people I worked with turned at me with outrage and said between clenched teeth, "this changes NOTHING. Nothing about our lives will change." And I thought, well, I guess I can't really have a dialogue with that person, and I started to become really upset.
Somehow, we put in a full day's work. I went home, grateful that my guy was not out of town that day, because the nation's airports were shut down. We sat glued to the television coverage.
Every now and then I would catch sight of my ring, glittering at me, and I would think dully, "oh,yeah. I have a bright future."
It's a tough day. A tough day.
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