I love apples, but I hadn't had one in a long time. I've bought plenty of them, but the chocolate in the cupboard above the fruit bowl has been a bit of a distraction. This week the apples in my fruit bowl came from a friend. She has a few apple trees and brought me a bag of them the last time we got together. It made my day! I had one yesterday and it was the best apple I've had in a long time. It tasted great, but it wasn't particularly tastier than the apples I bought at the store. It tasted great because while I was eating it I was thinking about how nice it is when you know someone else was thinking about you. I've had some cool Birthday and Christmas gifts over the years including nice sums of money, but for me, nothing really compares to knowing that someone spent time thinking about me. I don't like sappy cliche's, but I guess the saying is true, it's the thought that counts. (However, I don't want to disuade anyone from giving me money. lol)