Say It With Flowers

I was surprised in work yesterday when a large bouquet of flowers was delivered to me. As the delivery man walked in with them, everyone in the front office said the usual, "I wonder who those are for?" There were 2 bouquets. Whenever flowers are delivered to someone at work, you can't wait to find the card to see who they are meant for. These flowers were for me and my morning receptionist. If I had to guess the price I would say each one was $75 with delivery. They were sent to us by one of our research volunteers. He is a 40 year old man who decided to become a psychologist. His current job is a cameraman for commercials and movie productions.  Since admittance into a psychology graduate program is so competitive, a letter from my boss pulls a lot of weight. That is why he has spent this year as her assistant doing everything and anything she asks of him. As we do with all of our staff, when they start they are welcomed in as family. When I called him to tell him he was crazy to spend so much money on the flowers, he said that we deserved 100 times that. He said he has never been so warmly welcomed in any job and learned so much from us. I took a picture of the flowers so I can still see their beauty long after they die.