An Early Birthday Present

My birthday is in February, but I just received a very special early birthday present from my dear friend Julia; our friend Julia from Blackberry Homestead at http://retirementrvdream.wordpress.com/.

Julia is a very talented artist and she loves to draw. I have been gifted with a couple of Julia’s beautiful creations, with the latest one being a portrait of my Juneau, aka Juni Bug, in the sunflowers. This was the photo that was the inspiration for my present.

This was my beloved early birthday present from Julia. It arrived yesterday. Julia actually asked me to open it as soon as it arrived, though I would have anyway unless specifically requested NOT to. She wanted to make sure it arrived safely, and that it did.

The box it arrived in was HUGE!!!!! It was very well wrapped and protected, and took me about 30 minutes to unwrap. But with determination and diligence, I finally got to the prize inside. 🙂

Julia did an AMAZING job on this picture. I thought it was going to be a small picture, but I was blown away to find out how large it really was. WOW!!!!!!

We cleared a spot on the wall and Larry helped me hang it. It needed a large spot, since it is a large picture. The floor plan of our house is very open, so finding large wall spots is a challenge, but I found the perfect spot for it. It now proudly hangs on the wall right by our front door, so everyone who walks into the house via the front door will immediately see it.

Thank you so much Julia for this absolutely gorgeous and thoughtful gift. But the real gift is the gift of our beautiful friendship. I am blessed beyond words to have such a beautiful and loving friend. 🙂 🙂 🙂