"faking a smile with the coffee to go"
"hey there, what can i get you?"
"a five hundred dollar loan?"
awkward laughter, "yeah, i could use one of those too."
and last week, a middle aged guy with his elderly mother came in late for dessert. the woman said, "he's treating me, this is our night out on the town !" her son jokingly added, "yeah, a big night out at the bookstore."
they ordered chocolate cheesecake and i offered them coffee with it. the woman replied,"oh no thank you. he's being a big spender already. he's been out of a job for a few months now!"
i felt so bad. obviously his mother really appreciated the treat and was happy to share how nice he was being to her, but i don't think she realized how much she probably had embarrassed him.
sigh. count your blessings.
i'm going to my mother's tomorrow to get some of my old stuff. might as well make it like new again rather than buy anything else. saving my money for vacation!
i'm counting the days too!
"a five hundred dollar loan?"
awkward laughter, "yeah, i could use one of those too."
and last week, a middle aged guy with his elderly mother came in late for dessert. the woman said, "he's treating me, this is our night out on the town !" her son jokingly added, "yeah, a big night out at the bookstore."
they ordered chocolate cheesecake and i offered them coffee with it. the woman replied,"oh no thank you. he's being a big spender already. he's been out of a job for a few months now!"
i felt so bad. obviously his mother really appreciated the treat and was happy to share how nice he was being to her, but i don't think she realized how much she probably had embarrassed him.
sigh. count your blessings.
i'm going to my mother's tomorrow to get some of my old stuff. might as well make it like new again rather than buy anything else. saving my money for vacation!
i'm counting the days too!