Ding dong!
I was just wrapping up my daily 1 hour yoga routine when I heard my door bell. I quickly grabbed the hand towel I always kept sitting on my dumbbell stand and wiped the sweat from my face. I wasn't expecting the delivery company to be ready with my washer and dryer until 5:00 and it was only 4:00. I was trying to give myself enough time to hop in the shower after my workout, but it looked like that wasn't happening anytime soon, so to be quite honest, I was kind of pissed.
Ding dong!
There it was again. I know I was taking my time, but oh well, it was their fault! I rolled my eyes, walked to the door, and snatched it open, ready to tear into the first delivery guy my eyes landed on.
"What-".
Damn!
How embarrassing is this. It wasn't the delivery company and here I was a hot sweaty mess, face beet red, and hair flying every which-way. It was my neighbor and she was looking at me like I was crazy. I had seen her coming and going a few times, but we never got the opportunity of crossing paths; that is, until today.
Great first impression Nicki!
Me, being 5'4, I would say that she stood about 5'4" or 5'5", because we were eye to eye to each other. Unsure, she slowly stuck out her hand and introduced herself, "Hey, I'm Felicia, your neighbor. I was coming over to welcome you to the neighborhood, but you look a little busy. Should I come back another day?"
She wants to run.
I was so embarrassed! I started rambling on, quickly trying to explain the situation, "No, no not at all. I'm really sorry if I startled you. It's just that I told the company to be here at 5, and I was in the middle of my work out and I heard the door, and I thought it was them. I was just a little irritated because I planned to work out, get in the shower before they got here and relax a bit. I am so sorry; please don't think I'm crazy." I gave her a sad smile, and she returned a sympathetic one to me.
"No, it's quite alright. I will admit you kind of surprised me, but I understand. Hey, why don't I come by a little later on in the evening so I can give you time to settle in and wind down a bit."
Thank you so much! By the way, I'm Nik. Well, Nicole, but you can call me Nicki or Nik or whatever. And again Felicia, I'm so sorry."
She laughed, "No problem! Hey, how about you just take my number down, and just call me when you're ready for company. It'll be easier and I don't want to get cussed out coming over here or anything anyway!"
We both chuckled. I grabbed my phone from the coffee table and put her info in.
"Okay, I got it. See you later!"
45 minutes later, I was out of the shower, dressed, hair descent, and standing behind one of the two men installing the dryer unit. He stood up, and turned the dryer on to test it out. After he seemed satisfied, the other man wrote a few things on his clip board and asked me to sign it, "Okay, ma'am, looks like you're all set here!"
Tearing the paper off, he handed it to me.
"Thanks a lot! Now this warranty covers the first 4 years, right?"
"Yes ma'am. And if you have any more questions," he handed me a business card, "just call that number there, and ask to speak with the appliance department and they'll be happy to help you out!"
"Okay cool. Well, let me walk you guys to the door. I really appreciate your time!"
"No problem ma'am and you enjoy the rest of your evening!"
"Will do."
I shut the door behind the two men, and plopped down on the comfortable cushiony couch. I was exhausted. The past week, I've spent all my time on unpacking, moving in small boxes, letting people in and out the house to fix this and install that, and everything in between. I'm glad I don't have kids, because I don't know what energy I would have left over to move all this in. I was glad it was over!
Right when I was about to close my eyes and drift off, I remembered Felicia. Groaning, I drag myself up off the couch to call her.
"Hey Felicia! Their finished up here. I was just wondering if you still wanted to stop by."
"Yeah, no problem! I'll be over in about 30 minutes!"
Good!
That gave me enough time to relax a while, although, I would've preferred a nap.
...
I walked toward the kitchen and looked back at her, "I know it's only 6, but you want a glass of wine? I need one after the day I've had today!"
"Why not? What do you have, white or red?"
I smiled, "Girl, both! I always have every selection, because I hate being out right when I need it. That's when you realize you should've checked your fridge before the store closed, and trust me, I've had too many of those nights. I've learned my lesson long ago!"
"I know that's right! Well, how about you choose."