Dinner
We arrived for dinner at Shnauzers Bar and Grille in Schoolcraft at about 8:00 pm and consequently had to wait for a table. The only others waiting were a young family…obviously a mom, dad and two young boys, one in school and one not yet. We talked for a little while. Mom had just taken a really hard test for nursing school and they were going out to celebrate. They were all excited, and mom was glad to get her nose out of a book for the first time in a quite a while.
They were seated just shortly before us, and we we watched them celebrate. Dad was just a normal looking balding guy, prematurely, who just seemed sincere and responsible. He was just nice enough to not be weird. Mom was in her twenties or early thirties and was quite attractive even though it was obvious that she was a mother. The kids were fairly well behaved, but they were still boys.
While we watched, Jen, my wife, blurts out that we could pay for their meal. I don't reply, but I just mulled it over for a while as I watch them. Jen and I just split a small order of nachos, and while Jen had a large Blue Moon white wheat beer, I had a small Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat.
Our waiter, a young and slightly immature kid named Jamie who picked on the waitress Jamie constantly, came and asked us if we needed anything else. I asked him to do something for me on the sly, and pointed out the table real undercover like. I told him to bring me their bill and tell them nothing.
He brought it back, but said their waitress wants to know what and when to tell them. I reply that they should wait until the family is finished and then just tell them that it's all taken care of. I paid the bill and we left.
We returned the next day, and waitress who waited on the family the night before waited on us. She said they were astonished and didn't know what to think. They really couldn't believe it. I'll admit that I did feel some little bit of self satisfaction.
I thought later that this would be a great evangelism tool, but we prefer other less productive and cheaper evangelism systems.
2 comments:
You are a good man Joe. I am considering attending Okemos and would like your advice. I talked to Pastor Craig last Saturday during the CP meeting and he asked me to come and visit on Sunday. Presently angela and I are still in transition but we have considered returning to Dexter. I do not know if that is a good idea. What would you advise me to do?
Also, I know this may sound weird but I have to ask... Did you leave Dexter due to me or something I did or said? Or are you upset with me in any way for stuff I did or said? I just want to know. You are a real friend and have always been a mentor-type to me since I knew you. I always appreciated our time hanging out over coffee and in your office but I feel like maybe I must have done something to upset you. I hope I am wrong. Call me sometime. I gave my info on the other comment.
Angela and I miss you two a lot and hope someday to catch back up with you. I really mean that Joe.
I don't know if I "blurt", well maybe I did...
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