New Computer

It’s here!!!  I didn’t expect it to come so early when I ordered the components back on Monday.  Monday…It seems so far away now.  But maybe that’s because my computer is here!  Here on my desk!  I’m using it!!!  I didn’t think I’d even see it until Sunday.  But…I got lucky, I suppose.

I wasn’t expecting it at all, though.  I didn’t think the parts would come in until tomorrow, Friday.  But they came today and Dad put them together and they made a computer and now its on my desk!!!  It’s amazing, absolutely amazing.  Sleek and fast and powerful.  I feel like its not mine at all, like this is all a dream or something.  Like I’m on my dad’s computer.  I can’t believe its actually mine.

Of course, I didn’t notice it right away.  I was thinking mostly about other things.  Like Saturday’s party and school tomorrow.  So I didn’t immediately notice the new machine on my desk. No, wait.  Correction: I did, but I didn’t acknowledge it.  I mean, some tiny part of my brain realized that there a black computer where mine usually was.  And that tiny part of my brain raised the alarm.  So a froze in the midst of taking off my coat and stared. Just stared.  It felt like forever but probably only lasted a couple of minutes.

And then I screamed.

I was going to scream again, but it came out as more of a squeak.  And my mind drew a blank. Nothing really significant popped up other than ‘OMFG!  OMFG! O! M! F! G!!!!!!‘  Seriously.

Everything is so nice.  I love it.  I’m in love with a computer.  Although, for some reason, while I was standing there staring at it, listening to my father come down the hallway, I started crying.  And I can’t explain why.  I don’t know if it was happiness or what.  I certainly like to think it was happiness.  It might have been another reaction of surprise.  Can’t say truthfully.

But here I am.  I remember just a couple of hours I was bouncing around the classroom saying I couldn’t wait for the weekend for multiple reasons.  Now I have another story to tell tomorrow.  I’m so happy right now that I almost don’t want to leave this weekend.  But I can endure it, because I’ll be able to give my presents away!!! I can’t wait.  I wonder, should I allow my family to open the presents I give them when I give them or make them wait? Hmmm….