I was so giddy.  I could hardly contain myself.  Holding the package tight, I anticipated the questions.  The moment seemed almost too perfect.

Opening the door to the Post Office, I was relieved to see no line.  Heading up to the front, I saw the familiar face of the clerk who had helped me so many times before.

Unable to wait any longer, I looked at him with a grin and said, “I cannot wait for the questions.  ‘Does the package contain anything perishable?’  No, there are Peeps inside!”  The clerks began to chuckle as they envisioned the hard and completely unnatural marshmallow baby chick candy-like-things.  No, they weren’t perishable.  In fact, these sweets will easily see the next Millennium.  The Apocalypse?  No problem.  Plus, if you get them slightly wet…  powerful adhesive.

Yep, mailing a friend some Holiday flavored Peeps created in me a bubbling sense of joy.  Perishable?  No way.  Nonperishable?  Yes, sir!