Today is a Red Letter Day

On the old bank calendars we used to get every November all of the holidays were in red. I remember being excited because we did not have to go to school on the red letter days.

Today I got to do something I have dreamed of doing all my adult life. It was exactly like I had hoped it would be, only more so. I was so very nervous, but I think it did not matter in the larger scheme of things. No matter how often I had played the movie in my head about what it would be like, nothing could have prepared me for the real thing. And when it was over, I sobbed like a baby and then was elated the rest of the day.

I know by now you are curious as to what the thing was and I hope you will understand why I have decided not to share it; it was so very personal. I just wanted those of you who care about me and read this to know that today was a very good day.

What is the best thing you ever had happen to you? Was it as good as you had hoped it would be? Did it go as smoothly as you had hoped? Were you satisfied, or did it make you want to reach for more?