I Hate Goodbyes.....

It's been a busy past few weeks. One of the partners at the jewelry store moved to Florida with her husband and son. She and I worked closely together and got along really well. We both had the same way of thinking. She was president of the company and performed most of the administrative functions - accounting, advertising, merchandising, as well as sales and designing. As a result of her leaving I have taken on some of the responsibilities that were hers. The remaining two partners have asked me several times if I would like to work there full time but I'm not ready to commit to one job.

The day before she left she stopped by my house to say goodbye. We were both in tears. She gave me a gift wrapped box that I just couldn't open while she was there as I really didn't want to know what was inside. Shortly after she left I opened the box and I was speechless.

This is what was inside the box:

A 14-karat yellow gold bracelet with five South Sea Golden Pearls. I had the bench jeweler remove one of the gold twists as the bracelet was too long. This is by far one of the best gifts I have ever been given. I took the picture above right before the bracelet went on display in the case on the sales floor.

I'm still kind of stunned.