I'm going to be published!!!!

There are times in our lives when everything seems like it's heading downhill and then, unexpectedly, you are handed a piece of good news or a great experience that makes everything so much better. That has just happened to me.
I am holding in my hands a contract from Aspen Mountain Press for the publication of my short story, Fired or Fired Up, to be included in the GOIN' DOWN Anthology that I have been involved in with a group of six other wonderful and talented women.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!! My dream is coming true! When the query letter was sent out on February 14th, never did we expect to have such a quick response from two publishers. The group decided together on Aspen and here we are now with contracts to be mailed and cover art to be decided upon.
I'm so happy. I want to jump up and down like a giddy school-girl. Even though it's a short story that I wrote, I'm still being published. It's the best feeling in the world to know that I wrote something worth publishing - me! Shannon Robinson! I did it! Yippeee!!
Sorry - I had to toot my own horn there. I don't get accomplishments like this that I can pat myself on the back for. Of course, there's several people that I owe tremendous thanks to for helping me get this piece ready: My best friend and critique partner Holly Weeden, the fabulous ladies of the GOIN' DOWN Anthology group who I simply adore: Collette Thomas, Jane Leopold Quinn, Mallory Hall, Karma Jones, Tambra Kendall, and Renee Michaels, and the ladies from our online critique group, Writer Buddies. You all were a wonderful help and I appreciate all of the advice.
I've got to go for now - but I'll tell you all about the anthology soon!!