Our Life, My Way

Sigh...

Okay. Hub-man again. Since the last post, I had one place at the drive thru forget 1/3 of my order (which I found out about when I got home, so I had to drive back). 

I went to ANOTHER place for "pickup". Among the items I bought were breadsticks...which they serve in 6, 12, and 24 batches. I ordered 12. Guess how many I got. 8. That's right. 8. Not even an order option.

Are you beginning to see why I hate this? ARGH!

Seriously...it was 2 items!

Hi. Hubster here. So you know what really enrages me? Whenever they raise minimum wage. Why? Because the image I always have is the fast-food folks, who can't get my order right. Its always a roll of the dice on whether I drive away with something different or something missing (despite having paid for it)...and Lord knows that saying "no ice in my diet coke" is going way above their level. But let me mention what happened today.

I drove by a little drive through food spot, and was in a hurry. No biggie. This place has good grub, although they tend to take awhile longer. Its okay. I'm in a rush, but it shouldn't be that much longer (and surprisingly, it wasn't). So I look at the menu. I'm a burrito kinda guy, so I saw they had a burrito called "The All American". Hm. Okay. 

Evil Incarnate: "May I help you?"

Me: "Yes, what's in the All American burrito?'

Evil Incarnate: "Carne asada, vegetables, and french fries..."

<SWEET I think to myself...>

Me: "Oh that sounds good. I'll have an All American and a large diet coke!"

Evil Incarnate: "A carne asada burrito and what?"

Me: "Uhhh...no. An All American burrito and a Diet Coke!"

Evil Incarnate: "Oh. Okay. Drive forward."

<Ummm...I have a sinking feeling>

I pull forward. And wait awhile. I just bought a magazine, so I actually get to read an article. I finish a good portion of it. I get the burrito and drink. As I pull away I take a sip. BAM! Its coke! Super sugary, cloyingly sweet, loogie creating, fountain drink coke! Blah!

Now I coulda pulled back, but this could take awhile. I just give up and buy a diet coke from 7-11 and throw this away. 

2 items. I ordered 2 items. I heard him clearly. Sitting next to the drive through window, I could hear the customers ordering behind me clearly. So seriously! What the F? Huh? Seriously! Why are we raising minimum wage?!?!! I can't get a 2 item order correct! Dammit!

I get fast food because I don't have tons of time. That fatty, greasy piece of goodness, builds a small oasis around me, while I'm driving to get my next errand done. For a few moments, the world is right. God loves me. But "Evil Incarnate" just won't allow this! They'll give the wrong drink...or get my order wrong...or something. 

Its not just fast food. My bank does the same thing. Whenever I deposit a check, I want it in my savings. "Savings or checking?" they ask. "Savings please.". 75% of the time, they put it in checking. Seriously, why even ask?!?!! What is wrong with these people? 

See, this is why old people like me are bitter and angry. Because there's a bunch of kids out there who can recite every actor on "The Hills", and their respective clothing lines, but they can't remember I want a Diet Coke with no ice!!! ARGH!

Time Flies

Wow, its been a long time since I updated ya'll on our lives. Sorry about that. I guess I just got caught up in life. So, lets see ... what has been going on...

Family, family, family. My family is very close. We are still very close, but lately I feel lost. Our family dynamic is changing before my eyes. I have attended 3 funerals for family members in the last year. My Grandmother was always the head of our family. She was the glue that held us together. Now we are all just struggling to keep each other afloat. And some very loved members are not doing so well treading water. Our extended family has banded together, but I can't help wondering when the rescue boat will come by. It seems like I only see some members of my family at funerals or hospitals lately. When will we be able to just get together for the sake of enjoying one another's company?

I have so many fond memories of our family gatherings when I was a child. My cousins really bonded during those times. I heard my Grandparents and Great Aunts and Uncles talk about the war and the struggles they overcame. I heard stories of the sacrifices my Grandparents made for their families. I heard about the struggles that my parents and Aunts and Uncles went through when they started out in their adult lives and how they banded together to help each other. They all spoke of this adversity with an odd fondness. They didn't have anything, yet they had everything. They had each other. 

Maybe it was the adversity itself that made my family as strong as it is. And now it is my generation's turn to tend the fire. I miss my family members that passed this year, and I worry about those that are ill. Hopefully, one day soon we will all be able to have a family gathering just because, and tell our children about the hard times with the same fondness, love and togetherness that our elders did.