Bonding On the Coffee Aisle?
I had the weirdest encounter yesterday at the grocery store.
I was standing on the coffee aisle, making big decisions. They didn't have my coffee. They had the beans, but I have never operated the grinder. I can only imagine a disaster with that. I was rather irritated. It's not like I like glamorous flavored coffee. I like a dark roast or a breakfast blend. Gah!
Suddenly, a gentleman to my left says, "You must be a genius."
What?! I looked around- I mean- maybe he wasn't talking to me. Maybe he was talking to himself, but . . . nope. He was looking at me. Huh. I didn't realize I was giving off genius vibes- while deliberating on the coffee aisle.
He says, "We're wearing the same outfit."
I look. Sure enough. We both were wearing black shirts, khaki pants, and Sperry's.
So I say, "Great minds think alike!"
He says, "Clearly you are good looking, intelligent, kind, and worldly."
I internally chuckled because- really that was a strange thing to say to a random person on the coffee aisle.
But I laughed along with him, and said, "YES!"
Then he launched into a story about being at the coffee shop earlier in the morning, and a group of older ladies began speaking with him and declared he had a wonderful speaking voice and asked if he would come read stories to their book club.
So I said, "See! You are kind!!! You're ahead of me."
He says, "Oh- I don't know, you're going home to cook dinner for your family . . . "
I said, "Yep- it's meat loaf. Our favorite!"
He said, "Mine too!"
Then we bonded over the meat loaf sandwich I was looking forward to the following day.
Then he went his way, and I went mine.
All I can say to this is, when I'm older and retired at the beach- Doug better come with me, because I will have no trouble finding a gentleman to spend time with. I'll just go to the grocery store!
I was standing on the coffee aisle, making big decisions. They didn't have my coffee. They had the beans, but I have never operated the grinder. I can only imagine a disaster with that. I was rather irritated. It's not like I like glamorous flavored coffee. I like a dark roast or a breakfast blend. Gah!
Suddenly, a gentleman to my left says, "You must be a genius."
What?! I looked around- I mean- maybe he wasn't talking to me. Maybe he was talking to himself, but . . . nope. He was looking at me. Huh. I didn't realize I was giving off genius vibes- while deliberating on the coffee aisle.
He says, "We're wearing the same outfit."
I look. Sure enough. We both were wearing black shirts, khaki pants, and Sperry's.
So I say, "Great minds think alike!"
He says, "Clearly you are good looking, intelligent, kind, and worldly."
I internally chuckled because- really that was a strange thing to say to a random person on the coffee aisle.
But I laughed along with him, and said, "YES!"
Then he launched into a story about being at the coffee shop earlier in the morning, and a group of older ladies began speaking with him and declared he had a wonderful speaking voice and asked if he would come read stories to their book club.
So I said, "See! You are kind!!! You're ahead of me."
He says, "Oh- I don't know, you're going home to cook dinner for your family . . . "
I said, "Yep- it's meat loaf. Our favorite!"
He said, "Mine too!"
Then we bonded over the meat loaf sandwich I was looking forward to the following day.
Then he went his way, and I went mine.
All I can say to this is, when I'm older and retired at the beach- Doug better come with me, because I will have no trouble finding a gentleman to spend time with. I'll just go to the grocery store!
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