This year, clearly, is one of the successful years. Look at the gorgeous plant - - it's real and it's nearly 2 months old. I can't say that our time together has been without it's drama, though.
One day I glanced over and realized that I had not watered the poor thing in way too long. I rushed it into hydro-intensive care and BOOM! it came back to it's full glory.
The other reason it feels like Christmas today is because I took Luke shopping for the career fair which is Tuesday at Kansas State. He needed a dress shirt and since he is a weight lifter, we can't just wander into the local Men's Clothes R Us and buy him a shirt. We headed to Topeka and got him a couple of shirts and a couple of ties.
I asked the wonderful woman who waited on us if men still wore blue sports coats. I remember my dad wearing one a lot and I always thought it looked so smart. She told me that no man should be without one, so I coaxed Luke into trying one on.
It was like magic. He put the jacket on and he stood up straighter and walked with more confidence. He had to have that jacket!
We had a great time together and Luke is ready, in more ways than one, for the career fair. If you think of him on Tuesday afternoon, send good vibes his way, okay? If there was ever anyone who deserved a break, it's Luke.
Well, we covered a lot of distance from my Christmas poinsettia to Luke's career fair, didn't we?
And still ended up where we started.
