it's a hard knock life

I have a habit of speaking without thinking first. Add to that my very loud voice and sometimes it equals public embarrassment. Hey…it makes for good stories! Today is the birthday of one of my coworkers. In honor of this occasion, we went to eat lunch at Macaroni Grill. Enter Landon. He was our very cute and very single waiter. Now keep in mind there are seven of us at lunch…all women. Only two of us are single but we all recognize how good looking he is. One of the ladies at the table suggests that we leave a phone number for him on the paper tablecloth. In response, I decide it is appropriate to announce to the table that I do not pick up men at restaurants. Remember how I said I have a loud voice…I actually announced it to the whole restaurant. Oh, I should mention also that, unbeknownst to me, Landon was standing right behind me the whole time.

So my single coworker and I discuss who gets to leave their phone number for him. It’s her birthday so, obviously, she wins that fight. On top of being so good looking, Landon is also very attentive to our needs. He’s just racking up points for this! He brings us more fresh bread before we finished with the first loaf, refills our oil & vinegar bowl and makes sure we have enough water at all times. At the end of our meal Landon so graciously offered to bring us Chocolate Grenache cake for my coworkers’ birthday…on him. Are you getting an idea of just how great of a waiter he was? Haha. After he walked away I made a comment about him to the table. My coworkers all just stared at me with their eyes wide and tried to stifle their giggles. I turned around and there he was just standing there once again. Does he ever go away so we can talk about him? As soon as I saw him my face turned bright red and I burst into laughter (I have a loud laugh as well as a loud voice).

The next time he came over and graced us with his presence I did it once again! How does he keep showing up at the exact moment I’m speaking? I decided not to talk anymore…about anything.

So, Landon, I apologize for acting like a junior high girl. I apologize for embarrassing you, me and pretty much everyone else at the table. I left you a big tip for putting up with me!