{"id":3186,"date":"2013-12-26T06:10:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T14:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2013-12-25T22:08:36","modified_gmt":"2013-12-26T06:08:36","slug":"things-i-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=3186","title":{"rendered":"You get what you need"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can’t always get what you want
\nBut if you try sometimes you find
\nYou get what you need
\n–Rolling Stones\/You Can’t Always Get What You Want<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Surprises.
\nThere aren’t a lot of true surprises left when you get to a certain age.
\nI love surprises.
\nWhen you’re just going along, and blammo!<\/p>\n

On Christmas, there are always a few.
\nYou expect to be surprised on Christmas though. <\/p>\n

I got one that completely blew me away.
\nTotally unexpected, even though I’d been waiting for it for years.
\nA song. <\/p>\n

There’s a story behind it.
\nWhich I won’t tell.
\nMaybe someday. <\/p>\n

It was a surprise
\nfrom someone who I love. <\/p>\n

Thank you, S.
\nIt was perfect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes you find You get what you need –Rolling Stones\/You Can’t Always Get What You Want Surprises. There aren’t a lot of true surprises left when you get to a certain age. I love surprises. When you’re just going along, and blammo! 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