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April 14, 2008
Side-Note
Well, I was looking forward to a morning of sleeping in and relaxing, but it seems that isn't going to happen for me today. The men's acapella group is rehearsing right below my window on this fine pre-9am Monday morning.
Anyway, since I'm up... I thought I'd have a little side-note entry. Yesterday, Brent and I stopped off at Starbucks to get a couple coffees to get us through the day. While waiting in line, the girl behind the counter said to me, "I really love your jacket," to which Brent responded, "Oh, thanks!" I tried not to laugh and said "Did you mean my jacket? Not his?" and girl awkwardly responded, "Uh... yeah... sorry."
Since we had established ourselves as the super awkward couple in Starbucks, we had to get out as fast as possible, but I spent the whole time at the cream and sugar station giggling and telling Brent that his jacket was also very nice.
As we quickly walked to the doors, there was another couple approaching from outside. This particular Starbucks has two sets of doors with a small alcove in between. Anyway, Brent held open the door on the inside for me, while the other guy held open the door on the outside for his girlfriend. Because females are much less awkward beings than males, this was no problem for the girls. We walked right past each other, stepping to the side to make sure each could get past, and thanking our own and each other's boyfriends for holding the doors for the two of us.
Once I got outside, I turned around to observe. Brent and this other guy stood there for a second, waiting for the other to go through the doors that they were holding for one another now, and then both decided to go at the exact same moment, both trying to hold both doors, legs lunged across the entire alcove, arms spread across one another, muttering "thanks, oh uh...sorry, thanks....oh you, no me? oh....thanks...uh....thanks, sorry...." It was like watching Cirque du Soleil in the Starbucks entryway. I just stood outside hysterically laughing until Brent and this other guy finally made it through the doors to their girlfriends. I'm sure this proves some theory on gender, but I'm not sure which one.
Anyway, I just thought I'd get side-tracked for a minute from all my Paris entries to relay that story.
-Lauren
Posted by lauren at April 14, 2008 08:50 AM
Comments
America's Funniest Videos - perfect entry for them! You still need to send in the Sky Rocket one from Daytona with you screaming hysterically.
Posted by: M at April 14, 2008 09:36 AM
M - Yeah, I do need to send that in. Too bad I didn't get the Starbucks trip on tape though, we would have won! Brent and this other guy were literally sprawled across the entryway, arms and legs everywhere, just trying to get past one another.
Posted by: Lauren at April 14, 2008 09:38 AM
hahaha..I think I just died laughing because I literally laughed out loud for 5 mins..ohh and Paris is gorgeous...I'm still jealous
Posted by: kristina at April 14, 2008 10:32 AM
kristina - i'm glad you enjoyed it and we should travel together again! maybe we can round up the boyfriends and go on a trip!
Posted by: Lauren at April 14, 2008 11:52 PM