Something Green

I told Andy that for my birthday I wanted something green for my desk.  Today I received a package and an early birthday present.  

The irony, though, was that my bright and fresh live plant was surrounded by Styrofoam packing peanuts.   I spent about fifteen minutes taking handfuls out of the box at a time so that I could pull it out without them going everywhere, filling my empty trash can about two thirds full by the time I was completely done. 

There it is!  All unpacked, watered, and under a lamp at my desk.  Already makes the work-space brighter and happier as I kept looking over at it and smiling.

I will try very, very hard not to kill it.