So today was my new supervisor, Linda's birthday. Nobody in my department seems to get the hint that birthdays should be celebrated, so I took it upon myself to get the lady something. She used to manage the Disney store in our mall, and when that went under (yeah I know, how could a Disney store go under?) she came to work for us. She's been the Home supervisor for about 18 months now and we've had our ups and downs. She's a hard woman to satisfy.
But anyway, I came into work today not expecting to see her, and when I saw she was there, I was like: oh! I have something for you in my car! So I ran back out, came in with it and apologized for not getting to wrap it, but she was surprised enough to get a gift so she didn't care if it was wrapped or not. When she opened it, though, I got the surprise of my life.
I gave her a figure of Snow White on a carousel horse; two things combined that she loves and collects. I just thought she'd be like: this will be cool for my collection! But she cried... the dear woman
wept she was so touched. She said I had no idea how much that meant to her because this was her first birthday without her mother, who had passed away right before Mother's Day this year, so apparently this was a reminder of something her mother would have given her. She hugged me twice through tears and went on showing off her present to everyone before she went home.
I... didn't think that would ever happen. This is the lady that most associates in our store seem to avoid because she's so hard to please, and I feel inferior to all of them, yet I stepped out of my comfort zone and got rewarded with a truly touching moment. Why can't we all be like that? Do something unexpected and then potentially change that person's life entirely? The world would be a better place if we all did our part to make people smile.
So yeah, my update for the day. lol Oh! And pray for Kelly's boy Alex. He's being tested for that nasty flu going around and he's only 8 with a twin brother and baby sister. I don't want my second family to get all sickly ;_;