More Than Just the Lunch Bully

Something I found to be rather amusing happened to me today. I hope it at least brings a smile to your face!

At my work the guys like to all eat lunch together. One in particular usually brings his lunch from home, but eats when the rest of the guys bring back whatever they bought. Today, as they were all gathering for lunch, I realized that I was hungry too, so I went to the kitchen to heat up my lunch. Lo and behold, my lunch was not there in the fridge drawer where I had placed it that morning. I went to where the guys were eating, and I spotted the culprit. One of my co-workers was eating my lunch! I heard of bullies stealing lunch money in elementary school, but this???

(For the sake of not embarrassing the poor man any further, I will not name names, but know that it was obvious to me who it was!) In his defense, he thought that it was the lunch that his wife had prepared for him because it was a casserole, much like what she always prepares for him. However, on that particular morning, the poor guy forgot that his lunch was not in the bag that he brought to work. So, in the morning when he went to the fridge to get a beverage, he spotted a plastic container in the fridge. He mistakenly assumed that it was the lunch that his wife had him pack. However, when lunchtime came, he got a load of embarrassment. He apologized profusely and offered to buy me lunch. He wanted to give it back to me, but I figured he should just finish it if he liked it enough. Since he was already going to be buying my lunch, I didn't see the need for him to buy his lunch too. I wasn't upset with him at all, but I was laughing inside for quite a long time.

Now to give you a few updates on whatever random things I can come up with:

-Not that it affects any of you, but Mark and I got new phones a couple weeks ago. Since AT&T lets you get a new phone for free when you upgrade after a certain amount of time, I was excited to get a phone that I like and is not falling apart. We've been having fun playing with the music capabilities of these new gadgets...even though I don't like that I need to buy accessories like headphones in order to listen to them. If you ever need to buy stuff like that, I suggest looking at Amazon.com first. I found good deals on exactly what I needed, and I wished I had gone there before going to the AT&T store.

-Mark and I (ok, maybe it's just me) are getting excited for our trip to Utah for Cory's wedding. I'm sad to know that the day I meet his bride will be the day of the wedding, and then they're leaving for a honeymoon the very next day. I guess I just won't get the chance to really get to know her for quite a long time. Oh well! At least there are so many of the family who approve of her and are happy that she's joining the family.

-On a more sad note, there has been a lot of bad health going on in my family. My sister's mother-in-law just passed away this past week. She had a long hard battle with cancer, and now they are making arrangements for the funeral. My dad's brother, Uncle Roger, has been battling a cancer for a few years now. He was given 2 months left to live, but that was about 2 years ago. However, last week they've made another prediction of less than a week. So far he is still here, but he is really not doing well at all. He doesn't talk much, but he did recognize his brother when John went to visit him. My dad's sister, Aunt Loretta, has also been having a hard time lately. As a Downs Syndrome adult in her 40's, she's showing signs of old age. (The life expectancy of Downs is about 20-30 years, so according to that, she is really old!) I'm not particularly upset about any of these, but I do pray that those who are more closely involved with these individuals will have the peace of the Hold Spirit with them through these trials.

-Mark seems to be doing alright with school. He does have one unpaid internship lined up for the summer, but I think he still wants another internship to give him a little bit more experience, especially if he can find one that will be closer. As it is, he will be commuting 1 1/2 hours each way, so if he can find something closer, that will be really good for him.

- Oh, and yes I'm still baby-hungry! Very, very baby-hungry! It's not easy to watch people ALL around you- in the ward, my friends I see through Facebook and on blogs, and even in my own family- get pregnant and have new children...especially those who have been married shorter than we have been. However, NO! I don't have any pregnancy announcements to make!