Oh my gosh! I sent that to whom?

April 28, 2007

That is the date Jordan wrote her famous (or infamous?) post about the day my life started to fray at the seams. I'm just kidding--I love making things sound so much more dramatic than they really are. Long story short--Jordan and I had been emailing each other back and forth all day about this boy that I liked (who is now married, so it's way in the past!). Well, I had forwarded my wonderful sister a message that this boy had sent to me (because it was just so dang cute and so like him to send a sweet note like that), and she responded with something like, "Oh, he totally likes you! He wants to date you! Yadda yadda." Somehow she accidentally sent it to the boy instead of to me, and when she found out what she had done, she called me and whispered (because she was at work and I was on the other end whispering because I was at the library), "Katy, this is an emergency! I sent the email to the boy you like instead of you! I'm so sorry . . . (long, awkward pause as my eyes open really widely. They got even wider as she tells me all the things she had written in the email. 'Cute! He obviously likes you - at least as a REALLY good "friend". I bet he'd love to date you! I can't wait to hear how this turns out!!Jordan')." Well, you'd think that I would learn a lesson from this experience: always double-check who you're sending your emails to.

The new story isn't as bad, but it sure was funny. So the secretary at the office where I worked this summer called me and asked me for my email address so that they could send me a certificate that says I completed an internship at their company. I opened the email and chuckled to myself because the certificate was nothing like I expected. It was this cute certificate that had a frame drawn around it and four pictures (like of people shaking hands, one of the world, one of a heart) and the company logo was stuck in the middle. At the bottom it said my name and "Internship 2008." Basically, I thought the certificate would be a little more descriptive and professional. Naturally, I wanted to forward it to my dad so that he could see what I got in return for my 8 weeks of service at this company! I wrote (slightly sarcastically but very sincere at the same time), "I love it. No need to frame it--it's already been done!" and then clicked Send all too quickly. After the email had been shipped off, my email said "Sent to: ____" < the VP of the company I worked for. I accidentally pressed REPLY instead of FORWARD. I sent the email to the wrong person! The vice president had sent me the certificate and I wrote back to her. After I did it, I stared at the screen for a little bit as my eyes got really big and I frantically looked over the email to see exactly what I had written. "I love it. No need to frame it--it's already been done!" I almost wrote, "Love you, Katy" at the bottom, but I didn't this time. Imagine what the VP of the company would have thought! "I had no idea we were that close."

I think I've learned my lesson (again). Hopefully. At least I can laugh at myself about it. The boy I liked is married (and thank goodness it was never awkward between us after the "incident" and I no longer work at that company. Things could be a lot worse!) Let this be a lesson to you all.