My birthday is coming up next week, and Jay decided to surprise me with an early gift. He couldn't really wait, because it was being shipped to our house (haha!). But I don't think he would have wanted to wait, anyway.
So last week, this shows up at our door:
I knew I needed a new office chair, but asked why he picked the one he'd picked (because I couldn't see any specific reason for this exact chair). "Well"...he started...
"I went to every office place in town and sat in every chair I could find. This was the most comfy and supportive chair I found. Then I noticed I could get it in the same color as our Family room couch, so it could be a part of the house (my home office is basically attached to the family room, so I can still chat with Jay and Max while I'm working). I also noticed the different chairs have different usage ratings. I got you a chair that's rated for moderate use, meaning you should take a break after every 5 hours or so (he says this with a wink, as I am a huge workaholic)".
To be honest, I was stunned at his response. He didn't just go get a chair because I asked him to. He really searched out the bestest. I also think about how my chair is now a "part of the home"-haha! It actually started to become cheesily metaphorical. Because in this same space in my mushy brain, I also saw this as a symbol of him supporting my career and life choices. If I was gonna be working every day, and spending so much time in front of the computer, at least I should be comfy while doing it-knowing he hand selected this chair, with specific reason, just for me.
For the record, this was my old chair:
And whilst cute, not the most comfy of the bunch. I could not believe how, after just one day in my new birthday chair, I felt soo much better/less sore than the day before. Thoughtful and romantic? Oh my, yes! Yay!
2 comments:
I agree with you on the chair it is amazing! Way to go JAY!
Jay rocks!
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