An Update...

So, my little "mood" has past and I didn't even have to resort to the ice cream.

Now that I have posted the update on this ridiculous mood I keep mentioning, I'll move along to other news. I'll tell you all about last night at work (of course this is at Chili's). The strangest thing happened (and I've waited tables for four years now so I know this is out there), I was was given a $60 tip from one table. Okay, if this had been a large party of 30 or more that wouldn't be so out of the ordinary (well if they ordered plenty), but this was for a party of 5 people. Their bill came to a little over $100.

They paid for their meal with a credit card and then the guy paying slipped me some folded bills and thanked me for the great service. I thanked him and then walked away. In the back of my mind as I walked to the computer to finish closing out the check I was hoping for a $20 tip which would be 20%. When I got to the computer to take payment I pulled the bills out of my apron and unfolded them. First was one $20 bill, and then another $20 bill and then one more $20 bill. I couldn't believe, in fact I didn't it, I was sure it was a mistake.

I immediately went back to the table where the party was still sitting and quietly spoke with the man who had tipped me. I said, "Sir, I think there has been some mistake, your bills must have stuck together and you didn't realize that was three $20 bills you handed me." He just smiled up at me and said, "No, sweetheart that wasn't a mistake. You were very nice and sweet to us. You actually remind me of a granddaughter I lost years ago, and so I wanted to give you something extra nice. "

With that he just patted my hand and told me to have a nice night and I replied the same to him. Like I said earlier it was one of those strange incidences, that normally don't take place in the restaurant business. You know though I left feeling really good about what happened, and it wasn't about the extra money in my pocket (that's not important at the end of the day). At the end of the day what felt good was being able to give someone their granddaughter back, if for only just a little while.