Is It Just Me?

I had the strangest thing happen today. Sometimes I have to wonder if I am the only one experiencing these kinds of things or if it is just that I am the only one that thinks it is bizarre? So, I was on my way to With Child to open the doors for a birth couple who wanted to come in and watch movies on their impending birth. I thought I'd drive through Taco Bell and pick up some food for them to eat. That doesn't sound complicated, does it? I get to the drive thru window and the employee, decked out in fancy Taco Bell attire, cheerfully hands me my open 'box' of food.

I said, "Oh, thank you. Can I get a taco sauces and a bag, too, please?"

(Grabbing the sauce and bag) She said, "You were supposed to ask for this when you ordered."

I said, "How would I know that I needed to ask you for a bag when I ordered?"

She said, "We've been putting food in boxes for 3 months now. If you want a bag you need to ask for it when you place your order."

I said, "I don't really eat here. I wouldn't have any way of knowing that."

She said, "Well, we've been doing it this way for a few months now AND (frustrated) you need to ask for your taco sauces when you place your order, too."

At this point I gave up as she clearly didn't understand that I don't visit Taco Bell much and therefore would have no way of knowing that my food wouldn't come with a bag. I realized when I arrived at With Child that she also generously graced me with two (count them - two) small napkins.

THEN...

I arrive at With Child and give the food to my clients along with Strawberry Lemonades from Sonic. Now let me just say, Sonic is not a fast food restaurant I am unfamiliar with. I don't really like their food, but my dear friend Annie blessed me with a Strawberry Lemonade this summer and I've been drinking them ever since. I was so excited to share this refreshing drink with my birth couple. I put them in a room, started the movie, and sat at my desk to take my first sip of my drink.

siiiiiiiipppppppp.....ahhh, uh, wait just one minute!
siiiiiiiipppppppp....what the heck...?

My Strawberry Lemonade tasted like water mixed with strawberry. There was no lemon to this drink. I asked them if theirs tasted like water and they said, 'yeah'.

Boxed food? No bag? No sauce? Two napkins? Water for lemonade? Times are tough, people.

Sooooooo...I called Sonic and said what I'm sure you all know I said in the way you all know I said it. Yeah, I did. I guess I didn't like it when the manager said, "Well, our lemonade ran out." Because I thought she meant, "Well, our lemonade ran out so we replaced it with water. Enjoy!" Which is not what she meant at all.

The short version of what could be a long story is that the manager of Sonic offered to bring me three new lemonades so I was able to bless these kids after all. I thought it was a very kind gesture on her part.

(She didn't look like the kind of person who would spit in my drink for all of you who are thinking that.)

Two things I learned today:
Taco Bell - ask for bag and sauce - WHEN ORDERING MICHELE, WHEN ORDERING!
Sonic - sip drink before you drive away

See - you can teach an old dog new tricks!