For this year's summer SS I asked that my giftee make a donation to the charity of their choice, or one of the charities my fiance and I are donating my "engagement ring" to. I received the following message from my SS.

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"A", I am so sorry that your gift is coming so late. We are in the process of moving from [redacted] and it's gotten a little out of control!

I was very excited to be matched with you. You are a remarkable individual! You are giving and generous, selfless and dedicated to making the world a better place. I totally admire you.

I wanted to make your gift both about you and about your passions. You will receive a letter in the mail from the Lung Cancer Alliance honoring both your father and your fiancée's father with a donation in their memory. Also, I am having a bottle of wine delivered to your home tomorrow night (7:30 PM) from a local wine shop- it's a bottle that my fiancée and I have enjoyed before and we wanted to share it with you!

Ok, happy Arbitrary Day! Have a wonderful day, marriage, career and life. You've already done so much for so many others, I hope you have a spectacular everything. You deserve it.

"E"

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Tonight my fiance and I enjoyed the absolutely wonderful bottle of wine (thanks to "E"), steak, potatoes, and onions (ha) in honor of our father's who we lost five and a half and seven years ago.

"E" - you are a wonderful person. Thank you for your amazing gift and honoring our father's. This has to have been the best SS gift I've ever received.