Hey Mr. Postman, look and see....

"There must be some word today
from my boyfriend, so far away.
Please Mister Postman, look and see
if there's a letter, a letter for me..."

Today was a very good day, mail-wise.

I got a big package of my mail from David, who is still in Portland, containing some medication I needed, my Fall Fashion edition of Elle magazine, a sweet little alumni magazine featuring full page pictures of current students I know and far flung cohort friends I miss dearly, and a bunch of random mail.

Also, my bottle of Téo Cabanel Oha arrived today from Greece! I love mail just generally, but getting mail with fancy international stamps on it is extra special. (Though my students do frequently wonder why I am constantly getting sweet smelling packages from Europe marked "Fragile" all over them!)

The seller had wrapped it like a gift, too. A little gift to me for surving here in SoCal for two months as of tomorrow. It seems like so much longer, especially since, without a visit from my sister and the regular companionship of a dear friend from college who lives about a 45 minute drive away, I would be sweltering out here in the desert all alone.

Pictures included for your entertainment.

"...deliver the letter,
the sooner the better...
- "Please Mr. Postman," The Marvelettes