My morning today started like most mornings… too early. I would have loved to stay in bed with my husband and snuggle up and sleep in, but duty calls. I woke up and began getting Lauren ready for school and taking care of all the other normal motherhood responsibilities. All the while I was thinking about my husband asleep (or should I say resting… it’s impossible to sleep when the kids & I are on the other side of the bedroom wall eating breakfast and doing dishes) wishing that I was snuggled up next to him. God I love that man.
Sorry about that. My mind drifted off again. I can’t help it. There aren’t many things that can make me happier than the feeling of his arms holding me when I’m snuggled up close to him. Like I said, I love that man.
Ok, where was I? Oh yea, my morning. (I think that I just may or may not have a mild case of ADD lately. I seem to be easily distracted. It makes cleaning the house a LOOONG nightmare).
So after the kids were ready and we all kissed that handsome man that was resting in my bed farewell, we took Lauren to school. Then Evan & I were off to enjoy one of our favorite times of the day. We take a little trip to Starbucks so that I can get a much needed dose of caffeine and he gets a dose of sugar ( a WC mocha and a box of chocolate milk). We laugh, talk, read books, and tell stories. It’s our special time of the day. 100% complete, undivided attention therefore building a stronger friendship/relationship.
As always I pulled up to the window to get our goodies so that the fun can begin. It’s needless to say that there is a smile of anticipation plastered across my face, but I’ll say it anyway… there was a HUGE smile across my face. Then the sweet barista at the window just says thank you and hands me my order. I tried to pay again, and she tells me that it’s already been taken care of. Well I’m slow. That doesn’t happen to me. So I tried to explain that she must be mistaken and I tried to give her my card… again. She laughed at me… again. And said that it was already taken care of by the gentleman in line in front of me.
Then I started looking around. It was at that moment that I realized just how UN-observant that I really am. I was thinking to myself… there was a car in front of me? Of course there was… I wonder what kind it was… what color was it… blue… I think. All I could remember about the car in front of me is that the license plate holder had a phrase on it that said… Try it… you might like it. Other than that. I had nothing.
After a moment I realized I had been playing with Evan… making silly faces and visiting with him. I have a big car that sits up high and Evan was sitting directly behind me. So to the person in the car in front of me… it probably looked like I was alone… making funny, goofy, and probably gross (I’m playing with a little boy… they like gross… it makes them giggle… and the giggle is worth it) faces. I’m sure that the scenario was probably an entertaining one.
However, since I was unable to thank my audience I felt obliged to keep the kind gesture going and I paid for the order of the person behind me. (I got quite a deal).
So thank you to the person driving the blue car.
To everyone else: Please keep the random acts of kindness going. It’s the first step in making this world a better place.
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5 comments:
I saw your tweet on this earlier today. I love stories like this.
So glad today you were blessed.
How sweet!
Someone has done this to me too. And like you..I was oblivious to what I may have been doing and who was in front of me. Hahaha
Wouldn't it have been cool if the car in front of you had also 'been taken care of' by the car in front of him/her. :)
This is so awesome...we do this as well especially during the Holiday season...
I love to do this, it makes me so happy and does so much more for me than I think for the person receiving it. Glad you carried it on, I wonder if other cars behind you did it as well.
this happened to you and that you passed it on!!! Isn't it amazing how these seemingly small things can just make our days?
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