Thanks for noticing me.

You know, it’s not a big deal. It’s just my twenty-five year anniversary gift. A small thanks for working for the company for all these years. It took me a while to find the paperwork, track down that it was shipped to you. Yes, I understand that it was delivered in mid-July and you put it in your desk until my anniversary at the end of August.
And forgot about it until you got my email yesterday.

I just don’t know why it bothers me so much that you forgot.

I am three thousand miles away, easily overlooked

It’s just a stupid clock.

I don’t need any more clocks.

I’ll just email her back tomorrow, ask her to send it out.

Tell her it’s not big deal and she shouldn’t feel bad about forgetting.

Why make her feel any worse about forgetting?

After all, we are professionals here.

I must be tired today. Yes, that must be it. That’s why it seems to bother me so much.