16/365 Red Roses and Champagne

A nice present that was waiting for me at reception on Tuesday afternoon. I was quite mystified when one of the receptionists said "A guy named Peter dropped them off" as though I would know who that was. "His number is on that Post-It note on the side," she added helpfully, pointing out a little yellow addition to the card.

For a little while, at least until I got up to the second floor and sat down at my desk again, I thought I could have had a secret admirer and was secretly tickled. Then I opened the card and discovered that I didn't have a secret admirer - I had suppliers. The lovely Kimberley and Peter at Mead had organized the gift to congratulate me on my recent marriage. 

I thought that Peter must have been in town from Sydney and dropped the present in personally, hence why the name and phone number were on the Post-It note. So I rang the number and thanked him for his thoughtful gift. Only it wasn't him. There was a long confused silence on the end of the line. "You're thanking me for them?" the gentleman finally responded. Oh. Turns out the courier was also called Peter. 

Um, anyhow... after thanking the courier (who knows why his name and number were on the package?) I called both the right Peter and Kimberley to thank them. The flowers are on their way out now, almost a week later but I've really enjoyed having them at home. I don't ever buy red roses for the house but they're a beautiful classic. The champagne, with its exciting cooler packaging - the bottom half acts as a cooler after opened - is in the fridge awaiting a special occasion.

General Sumo recommends:

Thoughtful presents

These really made my day. It's always nice to get flowers and the champagne was a lovely bonus.

Checking your voicemail often

That's more a recommendation to myself. I can never keep up with my voicemails and, consequently, these sat down at reception for half a day before someone called one of my colleagues to pass the message on. I even walked past the flowers downstairs and thought that someone was getting a nice gift. Turns out it was me!