hell, yes!

1. i made a new friend today. and all the words i used in my previous entry {part #1 was regarding this friend} do not convey how much i've been bouncing around doing the new friend dance since the first email was received at 1:15pm. and when i say "friend" i don't just mean i met a cool person and we're going to hang out {which, sadly, in this case will be delayed since they live one time zone and several states over}, i mean i met another "soul sibling kindred spirit word pursuing truth 'i look forward to learning about the universe that is you, nathania'" sort of friend. so hell, yes.

and

2. i got the first envelope from my birthday project in the mail today. i knew i would. knew it all day. and when i finally got home at 11pm, i walked up to the box and had a short-lived moment of disappointment when it appeared nothing "pool" colored was in the box, but my spirit was rewarded when i reached in and pulled one out that had been hiding in the back. hell, yes.

it had a flower seal on the back and though i wouldn't let myself open it until i got to the sanctuary of my apartment, i did peer at the post mark and was able to make out st. louis, mo.

thanks, georgia.

p.s. i didn't say what was in the envelope nor its color because some of the recipients have not received theirs and i don't want to spoil it.