How sweet it is.....

“How sweet it is to be loved by you!” Oh what a wonderful love song, one of my favorites mostly because it is one that makes me dance (usually in my car) and giggle! (Which I suppose should be the result of any really good love song!) Yesterday was a night in which I was reminded of how sweet it is to be loved by my “special someone” Joel. Since leaving for the great country of India, we have had to become creative in how we show our love to one another and last night proved to be one of the best so far. So here is what made yesterday so wonderful and sweet.

First, my day started out with my cell phone ringing with the spectacular “unavailable number” (which usually means that it’s either my parents in Kolkatta or Joel in Mussoorie). What followed was a real, live person-to-person conversation; complete with voice, no delay and no drops in the call and no “are you talking? I can’t hear you.” Previously, we had tried to talk on the phone and the phone connection in Mussoorie was horrible! So to have this real conversation was a blessing that I cannot describe, there is nothing like hearing the voice of the one you love who is far away.

So I thought that my day couldn’t get any better, I was flying on cloud 11! I went about my day, going on a run and then heading to one of my last shifts at the hospital. When I returned to my apartment and walked into my entry way, what happened to be there? An absolutely beautiful bouquet of flowers propped against my front door! Now these weren’t just any flowers, they were farmer’s market flowers; beautiful, colorful, homegrown and organic. As I picked them up and read the beautiful note attached tears of happiness came to my eyes and I was smiling from ear to ear.

This simple action (I guess not that simple, it required coordination and planning on Joel’s part) reminded me how sweet it is to be loved by Joel. How even from thousands of miles away we can be an encouragement to one another, it just takes some creativity! (And how sweet is it that Joel’s sister Sara was willing to do this for us. I thank you from the bottom of my heart!)