So yesterday, Pam and I were supposed to hang out, I wasn't sure when, so I did all my errands early, and then by early afternoon, I started just bumming around the house wondering what to do next. So, I looked up events today in my area on facebook, and saw that there was a blues night at Jefferson Pub in Lafayette at 6, and that Micah's mom was already on the list to go. So I texted Pam and asked if she wanted to go also. I've been trying to get them together, because they're of the same age and single(ish) . So! She was super stoked to go, so I picked her up and off we went.
As we're sitting there, a guy comes over, "we're asking people to write a thank-you note to a soldier, would you fill one out and be entered to win a bottle of wine?" Micah's mom, Danette, she accepts for us both. Pam refuses because she can't write, her arm is broken. I'm at a loss, not only do I not want to win a bottle of wine (what would I do with it?) but it's very hard for me to write to a soldier and thank them. I'm a pacifist, I hate war, I hate it when people join the military. But, the more I thought about it- I am writing to a person, not a solider- so I simply wrote a wish for love, magic and hope in the darkest days- reminding them that they make a difference by who they are everyday. It was the best I could do. - And I won the raffle for the bottle of wine. The brand of wine was "One Hope".
I saw that and couldn't help but just laugh. How is this my life?! I showed Danette, because she also knows the multitudes of "hope" stories in my life. She just stared, started laughing and said "cheers". Because there was nothing she could say either. It's just so incredibly coincidental. Out of the hundreds of people who wrote the notes, how did mine win? And out of all brands for wine, it is one called Hope? Hilarious.
Today, my youngest brother turns 21. Seems impossible. I'm so sad I'm not there.
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