Love Note from an Engineer

The new girl I teach with on my team is adorable.  And she happened to find a note on her desk from her husband, who slipped in to leave it for her.  It said simply, "I love you."

Awwww.

I told her that was the most adorable thing I'd ever seen.  I told her about how, when we were in high school, I told Rick he didn't write me enough stuff.  I said I wanted to need a box to store it in, there was so much stuff.  I told her that for our anniversary that year, he got me a box.  An EMPTY box.  She laughed.  I understand why.  It's funny.

Last week, I got a new phone.  A NEW PHONE.  Can we please have a moment for my old phone?

Yeap.  That is what I was dealing with. Rick was able to replace the screen with one of his old ones, but still.  It was so slow and had no room for anything extra, like music.  It was only really good for, well, talking on the phone.  So, when the time came, we decided to get me a new phone.  I told my kids at school that I got a new phone, and they were like, "So you don't have the one with the curved back anymore?" Why no, no I do not. I have a phone that is as nice as yours.  Even though you are 12 and I'm 30.  But whatevs...that's a topic for another day...

Andohhhhhmyyyyyygooooooodnesssssssss.

It is amazing.  It's so fast, and so sleek, and so sharp! I mean, look at this thing:

So, obviously, we needed to get me a case.  I have cracked my screens one too many times for us to take any risks here.  So Rick got online and found two Otterboxes for me to choose from.  One was kind of chunky, kind of plain, and very affordable.  The other was really thin, super cute, and too expensive.  I said to go with the cheaper one.  However, this is what came in the mail:

The thin, super cute, expensive one.  When I told my fellow teacher next door, her response was: "That right there is a love note from an engineer."  I thought about that all day.  She's totally right.  It is absolutely a love note from my engineer, and every single time I get my phone out, I think of that.

Thanks, Babe.