I like serendipity
A couple cool things made me glad I got out of bed and out of the house today.
First, against all sense, I got to dance class on time (!) and there was a used book sale there in the church where we practice. Score! I got three for me, including one I had wanted to read and no one seemed to have to lend, and then one for James by a favorite author and two for H. All for 5 bucks! And I was still feeling low on gas, but since we got booted from our room for the book sale, we were in another room, which we required we wear our sneakers and "take it easy" on the tiles. Fine by me, as I had to go to work from there.
I ran out of time to pack a lunch, so I stopped at the Panera Bread near work for dinner break. When I came in, the manager guy said something like, "Good to see you again!" and I looked around, not sure he was talking to me. He kept saying hi as I made my way through the lineup, and I kept being sort of disquieted (I'm weird like that). When I went to check out, he said, "Didn't you used to come in here a lot, about two years ago?" I said I did, (but my co-worker and I have been bringing our lunches most days now) and he said, "Well it's our five year anniversary, and we're giving mugs to our regulars." It's a nice mug, too, like the kind you can buy at Starbucks. And here I thought he was trying to hit on me or something. :)
Today, we took Hunter to the Rock and Gem show and he was got himself a pretty cool geode from one of those stands where you pick an unopened one and they cut it open for you. He picked a good one! He was also oohing and ahhing over a lot of stuff in the dealer's room, in which there was some pretty spectacular stuff. I think I may have a rockhound on my hands...
First, against all sense, I got to dance class on time (!) and there was a used book sale there in the church where we practice. Score! I got three for me, including one I had wanted to read and no one seemed to have to lend, and then one for James by a favorite author and two for H. All for 5 bucks! And I was still feeling low on gas, but since we got booted from our room for the book sale, we were in another room, which we required we wear our sneakers and "take it easy" on the tiles. Fine by me, as I had to go to work from there.
I ran out of time to pack a lunch, so I stopped at the Panera Bread near work for dinner break. When I came in, the manager guy said something like, "Good to see you again!" and I looked around, not sure he was talking to me. He kept saying hi as I made my way through the lineup, and I kept being sort of disquieted (I'm weird like that). When I went to check out, he said, "Didn't you used to come in here a lot, about two years ago?" I said I did, (but my co-worker and I have been bringing our lunches most days now) and he said, "Well it's our five year anniversary, and we're giving mugs to our regulars." It's a nice mug, too, like the kind you can buy at Starbucks. And here I thought he was trying to hit on me or something. :)
Today, we took Hunter to the Rock and Gem show and he was got himself a pretty cool geode from one of those stands where you pick an unopened one and they cut it open for you. He picked a good one! He was also oohing and ahhing over a lot of stuff in the dealer's room, in which there was some pretty spectacular stuff. I think I may have a rockhound on my hands...