Today is my roommate Brooke's birthday. Happy birthday, Brooke! We just went to a fabulous dinner at her sister Lauren's apartment. Great company, delicious food, awesome entertainment. Lauren made a red velvet cake totally from scratch--three layers--and it was divine.
Last night we went to Carrabba's for Brooke's pre-birthday dinner with the girls. There were about 16 girls sitting at the table, and you could kind of tell that one of the waitresses was getting a little agitated that girls kept showing up and we hadn't ordered yet and weren't paying the best attention because, well, we're girls. Finally at the end of the night, another one of the waitresses made a comment that was misinterpreted along the way . . .
I was sitting next to the aforementioned Miss Lauren when she and the waitress had this little discussion:
Waitress: "Sorry about the other waitress. She's been kind of cranky."
Lauren: "Really?? I didn't even notice." And she had this really shocked look on her face that I didn't quite understand.
Waitress: "You didn't? Oh, well that's good."
Lauren: "Yeah, I had no idea." By now the shock on her face had completely peaked.
I was so confused because the whole night I had sensed that this particular waitress had her panties in a wad. I couldn't understand how Lauren had missed that and why finding this out would be so shocking.
A few minutes later, after Lauren had pondered what she had just learned, she leaned over to me and whispered, "Did you hear what that waitress told me?" I responded, "Yeah, I did." I'm thinking, "So what? The other waitress is cranky. It usually happens when we're dining with a loud group." Lauren, eyes wide and disbelieving, replied, "She told me that the other waitress has been drinking." Things suddenly fell into place. I now understood why Lauren had been so shocked a few minutes before. Naturally I started laughing and cackling at decibels that should not be allowed in public places. "Lauren, she said that the other waitress is being cranky, not that she's been drinking!"
If Lauren hadn't decided to share the news with me, she would have thought to this day (a day later) that the waitress at Carrabba's in Provo, Utah, had been drinking on the job--highly unacceptable on two levels. I'm really glad this happened. It makes me wonder, though, how many times we all misinterpret what other people say. It's kind of like how Stacy always makes up lyrics to songs unintentionally; but that's another story . . .
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That reminds me of last week when I was on the phone with my sister-in-law. First of all, I couldn't really hear the voicemail that she left for me, but after listening to it about six times, I think I got it. So I called her back, talked about what I was bringing to Thanksgiving, but then when we got to the end of that, I started not understanding her. So I kept saying, "OK, so I'll bring dip and a pie." And I think she had just said I didn't need to bring a pie, so she said (I think) that she had just said that I don't need to. Then she started talking about something else, and I had NO clue what she was talking about cause I just couldn't hear so I just kept saying OK and laughing a little when she would. And I'm thinking maybe she was laughing at my responses cause they most likely didn't make sense at all. She was probably asking me something and I kept saying, "Ok. (small laugh)." STUPID! So please don't talk quietly or mumble when you talk to me!!!
wow that was a novel.
But it was oh so great. I really enjoyed it.
I am a little embarrassed about this, but I'm really glad I told you. I kept thinking, "It is incredibly unprofessional that the waitress was drinking and I feel that's it equally unprofessional that the other one told me." I hope you don't mind that I'll prob. link to this in my next blog entry, which will prob be on tues (yes, I plan ahead). Love you!
I'm so glad you found me too! It's nice to hear from you! Congratulations on your upcoming graduation!
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hahaha, this is awesome. i wish i had been there. that is hilarious!
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