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Yesterday while in the midst of having a craptastic day I received a phone call from my supervisor. She informed me that she had to have a meeting with me today, to fill out some paperwork. Today was already going to be a busy day-I had already agreed to take my mother to the hospital to have a procedure done and I also had to work tonight (t minus 4 shifts left), but I agreed to head over to work at 1pm.
I just barely made it home with my mother before having to turn around and head into work for the “meeting”. I walk through the door to be hit by the smell of yummy food coming and a chorus shouting out surprise and one voice cursing that the food wasn’t ready yet…I walk into the kitchen and am greeted by hugs and insistences that I get a plate and start eating. So I do.
There was so much food that I could barely try everything-but I made a go at it and everything was just as yummy as it has smelled when I walked through the door. There was fried chicken and shrimp, macaroni and cheese, corn bread, green beans, deviled eggs, rice w/ steak and peppers…and a few other things. And a cake…which I did not eat yet, though I was sent home with a large piece.
I got a card from them that (most) everyone signed with nice messages and of course I received lots of hugs. It was such a nice surprise and so sweet of them to do all that. I truly was not expecting that sort of thing…maybe a card and a few hugs but not a full blown meal.
17 Comments
June 13, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I love food…and all this just sounds great to me.
June 13, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Surprises like that remind us of how lucky we are, and you can’t go wrong with the food lol.
June 13, 2008 at 6:24 pm
That is so cool and very sweet of them. They must think you are pretty special, just like the rest of us think.
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June 13, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Sweet! I am certain you deserved the honor. It is nice to know that all you went through was appreciated, isn’t it?
June 13, 2008 at 8:35 pm
What a great story! How nice to begin a new chapter when the old one ends on such a nice note. And deviled eggs — haven’t had one of those in ages!
June 13, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Aww that’s very sweet!
June 13, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Nice post. Love devilled eggs.
June 13, 2008 at 11:27 pm
you should have posted a pic of the card
last day at work from at my previous workplace was fun
June 14, 2008 at 6:50 pm
What a thoughtful gesture and what a great way to end this portion of your life.
June 14, 2008 at 8:18 pm
What a pleasant suprise
June 15, 2008 at 9:17 am
Sounds like a “meeting” that was well worth attending! How nice of your co-workers!
June 15, 2008 at 4:02 pm
What a great going away meal. Your co-workers sound like they really care about you and that they will miss you to go through such paces.
June 16, 2008 at 6:32 am
aww how cute! that’s so nice
enjoy the cake – mmmm cake…
June 16, 2008 at 8:58 am
How lovely that they threw you a surprise party!
Puss
June 16, 2008 at 10:42 am
after having a craptastic day this is just what you needed to lift your spirits… Nice.. And I hope the cake is really tasty…
June 17, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Oh how sweet. They must care about you. I bet they’ll really miss you.
June 17, 2008 at 9:46 pm
mmmm caaake…mmmm