At the end of April 2007 Eric and I packed up our little Ford Focus to move back to Chicago from Washington, DC. We managed to live in furnished apartments while we were there and to bring only one carload of our own stuff. Of course we acquired a few things while we were there and as we packed the car up to leave, I was broken hearted to realized that everything last thing would fit except for a coffee maker and a plant that my dear friend Meghan gave us when we got married. So I left the coffee maker (for Cristin :)) and I ripped off two leaves of the snake plant and stuck them into the side door pocket of the car, determined that I would be able to make the darn things grow into another plant one day. These two stubby leaves, stuck in a pot of dirt and barely watered enough, have sat on our coffee table now for just shy of two years, and today, as I dusted around the thing, I spotted a new little sprout! And let me tell you, this is no less than a miracle because at some weak point in checking on the plant's vitality, I've pulled these leaves clean out of the dirt, to find zero offshoots. And yet, my plant is a survivor! I think this is a fantastic omen for the year 2009.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Giving up is for suckers
At the end of April 2007 Eric and I packed up our little Ford Focus to move back to Chicago from Washington, DC. We managed to live in furnished apartments while we were there and to bring only one carload of our own stuff. Of course we acquired a few things while we were there and as we packed the car up to leave, I was broken hearted to realized that everything last thing would fit except for a coffee maker and a plant that my dear friend Meghan gave us when we got married. So I left the coffee maker (for Cristin :)) and I ripped off two leaves of the snake plant and stuck them into the side door pocket of the car, determined that I would be able to make the darn things grow into another plant one day. These two stubby leaves, stuck in a pot of dirt and barely watered enough, have sat on our coffee table now for just shy of two years, and today, as I dusted around the thing, I spotted a new little sprout! And let me tell you, this is no less than a miracle because at some weak point in checking on the plant's vitality, I've pulled these leaves clean out of the dirt, to find zero offshoots. And yet, my plant is a survivor! I think this is a fantastic omen for the year 2009.
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