I'm So Excited

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it

I'm about to lose control and I think I like it

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it

Well today I donned my little red boots (okay not little but wide........ Hey Cathy you aren't the only one with some red suede shoes!) and walked out to my car...

Programmed "Garmin" for my destination...

To turn this in at the lottery office in Bethlehem!

Yes - that would be the winning MegaMillion's ticket from Tuesday.  NOT the BIG WINNER (we were one number off for that - if we would have had 36 instead of that 33 - we would be $237,000,000.00 richer)

We happened to match 4 of the numbers and the megaball.  Oh my goodness I can't even tell you the feeling I had as I was checking the numbers (On Wednesday Afternoon!) and they were matching up!   I started shaking and went to the website to find out how much we won - thinking it would be no more than $100!

Well I was wrong - it was for

$10,000.00

Can you believe it!  I emailed my husband who promptly called me as he didn't believe it!  I told him I checked it like 14 times but I still couldn't believe it.  

So after checking into what we had to do to claim the money - he stopped and got another ticket and the "Standard Claim form"  .  As I was trying to figure out how to fill out the claim form I called the "lottery headquarters" and spoke to a wonderful girl named Kelley - She said my best bet was to bring it in rather than mail it and turns out the retailer was supposed to fill most of the form out which they didn't!

So that was the reason for my trip today.  When I got to the office I told her I hope I didn't make a mistake.  Well she scanned my ticket - and it's official - IT'S REAL !

So all the i's have been dotted and t's crossed and now my "claim" is submitted!  Now to wait for the check (4-6 weeks).  The Federal Government will be taking 25% but this will be $7500 I didn't have last week!

I'm still in amazement - My husband generally picks up a PowerBall ticket on his weekly beer run but decided to pick up one of each this week.  He usually gives them to me to check and I generally do not get too excited since many times we don't even hit one number!  This is definitely a first - never have we won anything like this!  It sure will come in handy!

So that was my week!

Here's a pic I took at a stop light in Bethlehem (then my camera died or else I would have bored you with the lottery office and Kelley and the claim form pictures!).  I have not seen a McDonald's this old-fashioned in so long! 

Well now I suppose I will have to definitely get back to thinking what to create next.  Need to think Valentines Day and make things to share the love!  Riley is giving me a hint by pulling out my red wools and helping me to decide what I need -

I'm thinking I am going to be in a awfully good mood for quite a while - Just remember - It too can happen to you - it happened to us!  (Oh my goodness can you image if we actually won in the millions - i probably would be jumping out of my skin and then faint dead away!)

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR!