say what???

    

What did he just say??? He is needed to “fill in”…and I will need to “wait?”

Of course???

My son, a jack of all trades, is needed to “fill in” at a youth group for a while.

It is just far enough from my house, and not enough time to drive home in-between.

Once again…I am left waiting???  **sigh***

After driving around, looking for a coffee shop, but knowing what kind I would

run into eventually…I have landed here…in a new space.

This is a small ( mainstream) shop… very crowded…and almost every table is being used,  it will do.

I forgot to ask the hours of business, so I will sit here until I am told

they are closing up.

There is an older man, sitting in a comfy chair. 

Grey hair and glasses…quietly reading a book.

Next to him sits a young lady with extremely curly hair…she sits, typing on a computer.

Her computer is white.  It is the first time I have noticed the color of a computer…?

Three older ladies are giggling together…talking and drinking coffee and sharing

about their day (and what they will be doing next)

One is digging in her purse, hmmmmm

What is she digging for?…I would guess either a piece of gum…or a tissue.

(it was tissue, and then gum :o) lol

There is a middle aged man who I don’t remember seeing come in…even

though I had been watching the door.  He is wearing a plad dress shirt, tucked in.

He is sportin’ a belt, beige and extremely white tennis shoes?

A woman has come in with her children.  She mentioned that she was

a homeschool mom, just returning from a conference…(I too am a home school mom)

She had two children with her.

I did notice that she gotten herself a coffee…but nothing for the kids?

I only noticed this because the daughter asked for a sip of what ever

she was drinking…and she was told no, because it was so hot…

she then asked the barista behind the counter for more half and half.

I too had to ask because it was not set out…and so did 4 other customers? 

I wonder if they are getting ready to close up?

One of the barista’s is a “free spirit” type.  Kind of “loud”…I keep noticing

what she is talking about…not because this shop is small, but because

she has been talking non-stop since I arrived.  She has wiped down

the “condiment” counter…3 times…but still has not replaced the half and half.

She is also the type who recognizes the patrons as they enter…the ones in the shop and the ones

in the drive-thru…how do I know? (You might be thinking?? )That’s right…

because she talks so loudly…and announced that she knows each person as they pull up?

I haven’t decided if that is good or bad?  Hmmmmmm (I’ll need to ponder that one?)

A middle aged man just walked in with his son. (tween aged) they are both wearing caps. 

The barista asked them what they would like…and the father answered “you go first sport”

(now see…people who come in with their children…usually order them something, especially if they

are standing next to them…the ones who don’t, usually hit the drive-thru.)

The boy ordered a hot coco…and the man ordered not one coffee, but two???

There was no one waiting in the car?…maybe he needs coffee!

(I’ve been there, brother, I’ve been there.)

The older gentleman, who is reading his book by the window, has finished his coffee…

but, like me, he has picked it up and tried to take a sip…more out of “habit" I’ll bet.  I have done that so many times myself... it has brought me a smile...he,smiling, tossed his cup into the trash on his way out the door.

My coffee has hit empty too…time to scoot.

~simply~

here it is…

 

 

Well here it is…the last time I will be here, in this space…waiting.

My daughter has her last class in the area tonight.

I arrived to the “smiling man.” (the man who sits just inside the door and gives

a welcoming smile to all who enter) He flashed me a comforting “smile.”

 

There is a woman here, reading a book in the comfy chairs.

A man sits behind her…on his computer.  I believe he is listening to music of some

sort because he is humming along…and it is NOT the music playing in the shop??…

if you can call the “music” that is playing tonight “ music?”……rap is not my favorite.

And that reminds me of a joke my son told me…

”music is like candy, eat up the candy and throw out the rappers”  (lol)

 

It has been a beautiful day today.  Sunny and warm.  I will miss this window seat.

The wind has begun to blow and I  see the clouds rolling in…

I am sitting here, coffee in hand…looking out my window and

I find myself distracted by a car in the parking slot across from me…

They left a back door open…it has left me wondering so many things???

Has it left a light on?  I don’t notice one, but is that because it has been on for so long

that it has drained the battery?   It’s hard to tell. 

 

My coffee is good tonight.  Not too bitter.  That leaves me feeling… happy.

Two girls just walked in…just to walk right back out another door?  I heard

one mention something about a “short cut?”   uh, ok??

 

An older woman just stepped up to the counter.  Have you ever noticed that the

“older” generation of people speak with people differently than the younger ones…?

There is a younger woman who just walked up behind her when she was ordering….here is what

I noticed…

 

The older woman:  “Hi how are you?”

Barista: “I’m fine, how are you?…what can I get for you tonight?”

The older woman:  I’m great, I would like a cappuccino please.”

Barista: “No problem, anything else?”

The older woman:  “Yes, I would like a little pie?”

Barista: “cherry or apple?”

The older woman: “cherry, thank you so much, what a lovely day today, have you been able to enjoy it?”

Barista: “Why yes, yes I have, I have only been here for a few hours.”  “ Here you go, thank you so much for stopping in.”

The older woman: “Thank you so much, enjoy the rest of your shift.”

Barista: “I will, thank you, come again.”

The older woman: “Oh I will.”

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The young lady:” I would like a tall vanilla latte, iced, with whip…” she says to the barista, not even looking up from her phone.

Barista: “is that all?”

The young lady: “mmmmhmmmm “ (still not looking up from her phone)

Barista:  “here ya go, thanks for coming in”

The young lady: “k”

 

Ok??? Wow!  What is wrong with this picture???

I try my hardest…not to look at my phone while in line…any line…and I am teaching my children to

“mind their manners.”  It is important to me.

 

It is almost closing time.  The barista is mopping the floor…it was sticky.

She began to talk…it was then that I noticed she was taking an order from the drive- thru…

Those headphone ear piece thingy's crack me up…now tell the truth…how many

times have you thought someone was talking to you, just to find out…they are talking into

a headpiece of some kind?   It has happened to me, more than once…lol

 

Well, my coffee has hit empty. I told you it was good :o)

Time to scoot…goodbye coffee shop…I will miss you.

~simply~

Almost…

 

 

 

 

I am sitting here, at my new “hang out.”

I am realizing that I am almost done with my time here. 

This coffee shop is no where near a place I would frequent and I am only

here because of my daughter’s class,which comes to an end this week.

I will miss my time here. (only one day left)

 

There is a man  sitting by the door.  He takes the time to smile

sweetly, as people walk in.  People don’t take the time to do that any more?

It is welcomed.

 

There is a couple behind me, also on a computer…both with coffee…one coffee hot and one is iced.

I only looked because of the “ugh…brain freeze” comment. (lol)

They are trying to navigate their way through the usaa

website…and having a hard time.  I am realizing that they are not the

first to have a complaint…A girlfriend of mine was complaining about that

just the other day?

 

A man just left…he was also drinking a chilled drink…pink in color. 

I am curious to what it is…but it will remain a mystery, because he has just pulled away.

 

A car just pulled away from the drive through.  It was sparkly clean…looks just washed.

It is a beautiful day today…and more good weather is expected…I too washed

my car today…by hand, which I rarely do…due to pure laziness on my part…(ahem)

(I had a little helper…it was more fun on a nice hot day, than clean…and

I wouldn’t change a thing ;)

 

I am just sitting here now, soaking up the sounds which are…this coffee shop.

The rhythm of the music, mixed with the clanging of the dishes…The

voice of the barista, who talks with a sing song tone.  It’s sweet, and gentle.  I have

noticed…she receives many tips in here tip jar…I know I was impressed with her service, and

although I only ordered a house coffee…I dropped my change in. 

Let that be a lesson to you…it pays to talk sweetly to your costumers.

 

Well my coffee has hit empty…

time to scoot.

~simply~

odd?

 

 

I’m waiting for my boys tonight…I am looking out the window here

and there is such an odd light coming through.

The place is packed tonight…prime people watching at hand.

 

I am noticing the clothes?

It has been warm out, finally… well alright…it was warm out yesterday?

Women have changed to short sleeved sweaters.  I am

even spotting a tank top?? (a tank top, really???)

Two pairs of sunglasses…that I see from my spot.  Two pairs of shorts and three skirts.

I am still wearing my boots…because I love boots, but it seems as though

flats have made an appearance.

 

There is a woman behind me on her cell phone…she is in an argument with Verizon…now

why doesn’t that surprise me?

There are two giggly girls to my right…they are looking at photos on a computer…they

seem to enjoy that.

A man straight in front of me is doing some kind of work on draft paper…

looks like some kind of test, which I find odd?…only because he is an older gentleman and it looks

like a collage paper?

 

I am noticing the satchel of a young man who just came in…covet, covet…old and

well worn…looks like he uses it to carry his computer.  Lucky!

 

Computer count tonight…6

Only one iced drink…and tonight I am noticing that the coffees are the larger size?

The wind is blowing something fierce…I am left wondering if it will begin to rain before I leave?

Only time will tell.

 

Oh my goodness…a man just came in and pulled a Niles (from the show, Frazier)

That’s right…he actually pulled out a hanky and wiped down his chair?….giggle giggle.

What a crack up?

 

Uh oh, the woman who was on the phone with Verizon…

Is now on the phone with her husband?…and I can say to that is…’People…The rest of the shop

can hear you…Maybe it’s time to take it outside?’  Poor things.  “Lord be with them tonight, please

help them find peace.”  **sigh**

 

Oh good!  My friend just walked in :o)

~simply~

sun with company…

 

The sun is out and it’s actually warm.

Lot’s of people out and about tonight…so I sit.

I’m waiting again…but I don’t wait alone.

This little guy has been keeping me company.  He is

slobbering up the windows something fierce (hee hee)

He is speaking to me with his eyebrows…

What a cutie.

 

His owners are inside. A couple…it’s the male’s birthday.

He is ordering for his bride…”do you want to try some green tea?” He calls across

the shop…”I would, if I liked tea??”….”Ok, how about some juice?”….Was the next question…

A frown was her answer.  “Why don’t you come and choose something then? He said…she did.

“I’d like a coffee please…hot”  It seems to me they are a “newlyweds?”

The puppy was happy when they came back out.  Coffee in hand…off they went.

It’s a beautiful night for a stroll.

 

The computer count tonight  two.  One man sits across from me.  He is on one.  He is very quiet.

A couple sits to my left…they are not.

 

Outside the window two men in white jumpsuits look under the hood of someone's car???

I find it odd for so many reasons…one, being the obvious…jumpsuits? really? And why are they so white??

It makes one question their importance?

 

There is a beeping noise happening behind the counter… it’s constant…beep, beep,beep…

 

 

A man just walked in.  One would think I was sitting in a time warp?  He

looks like he has stepped right out of the 1970’s, literally? 

Bushy side burns and a handlebar mustache… gold chains top off the “look.”…nice.

Hmmmm and what kind of coffee does a man from the 1970’s order?

coffee, black.

 

Beep, beep, beep, beep………

 

Another couple sits outside…They are deep in conversation…one can tell

by the body language…It makes me wonder what the topic is?  Hand gestures are fierce??

 

 

Will someone please stop the beeping? pretty please? ugh!

ahhh thank you :o)

 

Coffee is hit empty…time to scoot.

~simply~

tired…

 

 

Waiting seems so much longer when one is tired.  I am so tired.

Coffee and a sugar boost isn't helping???

My Daughter is half way through her class…and she is enjoying it.

It’s worth it to see her happy.

So here I sit, no one is here again tonight….hmmmm

I cant figure out the flow of this coffee shop.

 

I was at a coffee shop last night that was packed to the gills…but here I sit tonight

the only one present…I haven’t even noticed anyone in the drive through

since I have been here.

 

The sun is shining so rain is not keeping people away. 

There is a lot of foot traffic outside, I guess

no one is in a coffee house mood…I do not understand that at all :o)

I am always in a coffee house mood…because coffee makes me feel so happy.

 

I have come to the conclusion that other people have other things that make them feel happy (ahem)

I have a friend who loves to shop…she says it makes her feel happy.  I often wonder

if it makes her husband “feel happy” when he gets the bill (ahem, ahem)

 

I do feel coffee is expensive, but it is cheaper than other things I could be doing…and

I usually drink coffee at home.  I find myself ordering “house coffee” because it is

cheaper…Now I am wondering… what about coffee makes me feel so happy?

I am not a coffee snob, but I have a friend who is?? 

I enjoy latte’s, vanilla.  I enjoy foldgers or mjb or what ever is on sale

to brew at home.  I like iced coffee’s (with whip, ahem) but usually order it hot…even in the summer.

Most of my friends enjoy mocha's…although I have been known to drink a mocha or two…it’s

not the “norm” for me.

 

ok…the music tonight is not helping this “tired” feeling I am trying so hard to avoid.

It is nice out….I might need to bail and go for a walk instead…yup, that sounds good

except for one thing….I am just too tired!

 

coffee is gone…ugh…time to scoot.

~simply~

again and again…

 

       

Again I wait.  I’m feeling restless tonight but my spirits were lifted

when I arrived to a free treat.  They were cleaning out the cupboard, as it were,

and we reaped the benefits.

 

There is an older gentleman, sitting in a comfy chair…quietly reading the paper.

I remember reading an article on line.  There was a big debate on if

“the paper” was going to go completely “high tech” and no longer

be available in the paper versions.  Some versions have already gone to

online versions only.  Is this the beginning of the end for paper items?  It’s hard to say.

I remember having a discussion about libraries and books for that matter,

      I have a  friend  who  believes that books will be replaced with the “kindle” versions only??

I am thrilled with my computer, and all it has to offer…don’t get me wrong…and I so want a kindle of my own…but

there is just something about reading a paperback book…can it be replaced??? 

(I hope not!)

 

A group of people are sitting behind me.  They are sitting at the tables I have never seen anyone

sit at?  I find it odd.  Odd that I noticed and odd that I thought it was odd???

 

No tea drinkers tonight…it’s another blustery day out.

I find myself at the “window seat” again…looking out the window…watching the wind.

I know, I know…one can’t really “watch the wind” but I can watch the paper bag

that the wind is taking across the parking lot as well as watch the umbrellas gently sway in the wind. 

Some times I swear they hear the music and are following the beat???

 

The choice of music tonight is getting on my nerves.  I can’t tell if I am irritated by the music

or if I am just irritated?

My coffee is extra tasty and I have decided to focus on that.

 

There is a wonderful smell of strong coffee lofting about.  I think they have just ground some and it

smells so nice.  Mmmmmm  freshly ground coffee.

 

Well I have hit empty once again…time to scoot.

~simply~