Today I arrived home to a nice surprise

[Yame]

There was an envelope on the table addressed to me. I opened it, and there were 4 pairs of hairsticks inside, attached to a card!

The only hairstick I've ever ordered already arrived a few days ago.

What was this all about? I opened the card, and it was from a fellow dancer and distant friend... who has seen me post all my bun attempts on Facebook. In the card, she says she used to have to wear a lot of updos at her old job, but that I can put them to good use now.

I'm very happy! They are very cute. Longer than my usual ones, which is nice for variety. The latest one I got is shorter than my usual ones, so now I have hairsticks of varying lengths.

This woman is a sweetheart, very kind and thoughtful. This has made my day!

[racrane]

Aw, how kind of her! Makes me happy to hear things like that. :)

[Alvrodul]

What a wonderful surprise - and even if you describe this woman as a distant friend, this certainly proves she is a good friend!!:D

[Honestwitness]

Thamks for sharing this random act of kindness. If you're able, we'd love to see pics.

[Gumball]

That's a wonderfully kind thing for her to do! What a great surprise. I'm sure you'll definitely put them to good use. :agree:

[Yame]

She certainly is a good friend! I think the fact that we aren't close just emphasizes how amazing she is.

I just meant by "distant" that she isn't someone I speak to or see regularly, but she is certainly someone I would trust and land a hand to. She has given me wonderful opportunities in the past, and continues to. Maybe she is my fairy godmother? :D

I must thank her somehow!

[Juneii]

That is very sweet of her! It makes me happy to know there are kind and selfless people out there.

[spitfire511]

WOW - there's a great surprise! You should post pics! :D

[McFearless]

Thats so cute. Very nice of her :) Maybe she can give you updo ideas too?

[xoerincolleen]

Ooh, that is so nice! There is nothing better than someone doing something unexpected & nice for you. :)

[julierockhead]

I have found the best way to thank wonderful people like your friend is to emulate her, and tell her about it. Surprise someone like she did you - and tell her about it, and how you were inspired by her.:grouphug:

[EricaLee83]

What a thoughtful friend you have! Any pics??

[caiti42]

How lovely. It's reading things like this that make me all happy and warm and fuzzy :)

[embee]

Ahhh! Someone who pays attention! What a treat. :)

[SusanSt]

What a thoughtful thing for her to do, and a great surprise for you to come home to. Show us a picture with them in your hair!

[gthlvrmx]

What a wonderful surprise - and even if you describe this woman as a distant friend, this certainly proves she is a good friend!!:D
Well said!! :) This is what counts :)

[InTheCity]

Aw, how kind of her! Makes me happy to hear things like that. :)

Me too, such a sweet surprise.

And racrane, I LOVE your hair in your signature pic. That's my new goal :D

[bluesnowflake]

wow! that's such a nice thing for her to do.

[gracenotes]

What a lovely surprise!! Reading this definitely brightened my day. :)

[Megz]

That's so sweet. Gotta love moments like those.

[battles]

That was sweet of her. :)

[ericthegreat]

That was so thoughtful of her! What a sweetheart. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss her as a "distant" friend if I were you, she really seems like good company.

[Rusticular]

That's so lovely! Put them to good use, haha.

Not hair related, but somewhat similar.. I've been collecting MLP for years now, member of the online collectors community, so on and so forth. I woke up one morning a couple of years ago to a box from all the way over in the UK I'd no clue was coming, opened it up, and inside was a huge styling pony. The woman had written the loveliest note(which I still have, haha) explaining she'd seen my mention of not having been able to find them over here, so picked one up for me, out of the kindess of her heart. Talk about warm fuzzies!

[Yame]

That was so thoughtful of her! What a sweetheart. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss her as a "distant" friend if I were you, she really seems like good company.

I don't say "distant" in a dismissive manner... I just mean that we are not always in close contact. She is certainly someone I would trust even more so than some friends with whom I speak much more often.

I did take a pic of the sticks still attached to the card, but haven't had the time to do anything with them yet. Here it is:

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[Megz]

Very pretty. I like them all, but especially the twisty ones. Lucky!

[EtherealOde]

Very pretty sticks, and such a welcome gift. You really do need to pay this random act of kindness forward in some way. It's a karma thing, don't let it die with her gift to you.

[LadyCelestina]

Aw, how kind of her! Makes me happy to hear things like that.

I second this :)

[Yame]

Very pretty sticks, and such a welcome gift. You really do need to pay this random act of kindness forward in some way. It's a karma thing, don't let it die with her gift to you.

I don't believe in karma, but I do believe in returning favors and kindness regardless of the possible result. So you can be sure that I will!

[Little_Bird]

That is such a nice surprise! This is a very kind lady indeed :) Where I live in very hard to find hairsticks in general, and when you do they are very low quality...

Enjoy your news hairsticks :D