...that simply placing my dusty, still covered in protective tape, empty stove top that won't even be hooked up for weeks on my kitchen island invokes so much pleasure in me that I immediately feel the need to grab the camera for such a joyous moment? 
*sigh*
4:11 PM
Oh heck no, not "sad" at all.
Then again, you're asking a bunch of house bloggers - folks who totally understand things like this.
Yay for your new stove top!!