I woke up this morning and immediately went to the UPS website. A very special package had made it's way up I-65 from Louisville to Indianapolis to Chicago overnight and had arrived at my suburban UPS distribution center around 4:00 a.m. It was now loaded on a big brown truck and out for delivery. Woo hoo!!
At about 2:45 p.m. the brown truck pulled up out front and I grabbed my iPhone camera and ran to the hall to wait, and wait, and wait. More waiting. Finally I heard the front door to the entry way open and he came up the stairs. It was like Christmas morning, only Santa is wearing brown this year.He set it down inside my door and I stared at the box.
OakTara said it all. The publisher of my debut novel. And inside ....
My books! All seventy of them. I wanted to pinch myself, savor the moment, just look at them a moment, but I also wanted to hold one in my hand and so ....
I did ... I cried, I thanked the Lord, and I screamed "YAAAA HOOOO!
Utter Joy ... a moment that I will savor for a long, long time.
28 comments:
The last photo says it all! So cute, Pam. You've waited so patiently for so long. Congratulations, my friend!!!
Love :D
I love it! Especially the last picture! I am so happy for you!
Thanks friends. It's my prayer that all of you get to experience this for yourselves.It's an awesome feeling.
I love the exuberance! You are so cute like this! Congratulations my sweet friend!
Oh, Pam. What a sight! You made laugh and cry all at once. I am so very happy for you!
Congrats, Pam! How wonderful!
Pam,
I just received my debut novel "Death in Dahlonega" this past week so I knew exactly how you feel. Congratulations!
Debbie
How fun! Thank you for shring you excitement with us.
Thanks, Suzanne. Your day will soon be here too!
Thank you all for the wonderful comments you have left. Yesterday was indeed special!
I followed the link to your website and found your joy dancing across my computer screen - congratulations!
Cynthia, thanks. Your post made me smile.
Wonderful photos, Pam!!!
I'll have to remember to grab my camera when the moment happens for me.
God bless you richly in your journey. I'm so proud and excited for you!
It's the best!! SO happy for you. Love the cover too!
I thought of you this morning and wondered if they had arrived!!! Yea, what a moment!
Thanks, Cheryl, Cathy and Tammie. It was a wonderful day yesterday.
Yay, Pam!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations. Can't imagine how exciting that would be. Hope the book does well and the next book and the next book and . . . :D
So happy you Pam! The covers are beautiful! Hope you sell a million!!
Blessings
Carrie
www.carrieturansky.com
Thank you Carrie!
Thanks, Sally. Wish you still lived her to help me celebrate on the 19th at my launch party!
Wow! Super thrilled for you. I can only imagine how it must feel looking at a shipment of books with your name on the cover!!! Huge congrats, Pam! Savor the moment. It is well-deserved and hard-earned. :)
Oh,Pam.... how wonderfully joyous you look! And you should... you've begun a special journey and after all that hard work, you're a published author. So happy for you.
Blessings,
Deb
I love that you took a pic of the UPS driver. I can imagine your loud Woo Hoos when you opened that box. God is awesome! Hugs, Cath
Congrats, my friend!! I would'a never thought to take a pic of the UPS guy, but I love that shot!! Must remember that. Ha!!
Thanks Michelle. I thought I had to include the UPS guy because I'd been referring to him as Santa in a brown outfit. He was a good sport about it.
What a great post! I'm so happy for you. So what did the UPS man say when you took his picture? Did you tell him he was going to be on your blog? I bet that doesn't happen every day to him.
I told him and he just laughed. But I think it was a first to have his pic taken like that.
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