Somebody Pinch Me

Text from Chai, about 4:30am.  No worries, I'm already awake.  I responded and she quickly called.  We talked for 3 hours, about all sorts of things.  The immediate topic was the excitement of the congratulatory letter.  It still seemed hard to believe.  I so desperately wanted it for Naysia, but now afraid.  Chai, like my mom, said all the right things. 

By the time we got off the phone I was feeling pretty good about the whole idea.  Meanwhile, Naysia is still asleep.  It was the longest morning ever waiting for her to wake up so we could celebrate. About 11am I peeked in and she was laying there, eyes open.

I sat next to her and she says, "Did I dream I'm going to Korea?"  With what had to be the biggest smile ever I said, "No Naysia, it wasn't a dream".

She immediately wanted to check her email.  And she did.  The copycat ran next door to share -but came back deflated because I had already blabbed the news.  So, she took to Facebook to tell the world about her success.

I can hardly believe this is happening.  She says she knew it all along.  She shall now be called "Mustard Seed".