I have a little toy on my desk at work that makes me smile. It's a little toy that BJ got for me out of a gum ball machine.

(This is the actual size. It's a smilie wearing a football helmut, holding a football. It's hard to get a good picture from my phone due to the florescent lights in my office, but you get the idea..)


I think one of the reason's I really like this little guy is because there are a lot of people who know BJ that would never believe he'd do something like this. At work, he's kind of a stuff shirt (sorry honey, but you are!) He'd also never be described as goofy. I mean really, people might expect something like this out of me. But him? Uh uh.

He said that he was at the grocery store and saw this toy in a gum ball machine out of the corner of his eye. He teases me about my affinity for placing smiley faces in my email to him, and he has a long history of playing football. So, he thought I'd like it.

I dunno, it's kind of like when your little boy gives you a dandelion. It's not something fancy or expensive, but the thought behind it is just.so.sweet.

I hope I never lose that little guy. For that matter, I hope I never lose the big guy either.