Over the last 10 years I've made it a goal to get a new watch for new year’s each year. Regardless if I can afford it or not I've done it. Each watch I own holds special meaning, sometimes I know this meaning before I even put it on, and sometimes it’s at the end of the year. Every once in a while I’ll find myself slipping on one of these old watches for a day. Retiring an old watch can sometimes be hard. The symbolic feeling of getting something new in replace of the old makes it all worth it.
When I went today to find a watch, I had no idea what I was looking for. I put a few on my wrist, they just didn’t feel right. I asked the lady if I could see the black one in the far back corner. She sat it on the counter, and then I put it on. A smile stretched across my face. At that moment I knew it was it. In fact, I had an overwhelming confidence that I should buy it. Way over my budget …. I bought it! At midnight tonight I’ll press the middle button in and put it on my wrist. Normally, nothing magical happens, however tonight I have a feeling. A feeling this is the one. Not so much like neo in the matrix, but close. When 20 years have passed I’ll slip on this watch and have that same feeling.
Happy new year!
-Rodney
