This morning I wore my leather jacket. I can't tell you the last time/place that I wore the jacket (well, prior to the morning's events.) On the way to school, I noticed that the pocket was rather full of coins, so I stuck my hand in to find about $4 worth of quarters just begging me to buy a sausage biscuit from my favorite greasy spoon. Ahh, my mouth was salivating. The biscuit was going to be so flakey and warm. The thought of such a treat made my morning errands (read: drudgeries) seem petty.
My heart was warmed by the very thought of that yummy breakfast sandwich. I even debated with myself. Should there be jelly on this biscuit? If so, what kind. In the end, it was no. No, there would be no jelly to muck up the taste of the biscuit/sausage melding together in perfection.
The moment of bliss finally arrived. When the cashier (who I know personally and whose 4 children I have taught) rang up my order total, I reached into that lucky pocket and pulled out.....a fist full of game tokens. STUPID. STUPID. GAME TOKENS. Game tokens from Party Central (think Chuck E. Cheese on crack if you've not had the misfortune of attending a birthday party at such a joint.)
Cashier Girl collapsed into giggles, as did several patrons seated near her. I was mortified. Mostly because I had no other cash to my name. Not even my debit card was with me. I may never recover from the shame.
5 comments:
HAHAHA! That sounds like something I would do. So, did they feel sorry for you and just give it to you anyway?????
Forget the shame... I'm just so sad you didn't get your flakey biscuit!!
That totally sucks although I bet the kids were thrilled that you found them and are now pestering you to take them there. I hope that someone had pity on you and bought you your biscuit. As a fellow mom, I would have.
That is funny! Love the "Chuck E Cheese on crack" comment. All those places are sooo fun for the kids and COMPLETE torture for parents.
Aw man...after you had hoped and imagined and made so many difficult decisions about the biscuit choices! So we're in suspense here, did somebody take pity on you??!
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