daisies
danny's shop was closed yesterday (and today) for the holiday weekend. so what better way to spend it than to meet aymeei for lunch at claire's? so at about 12:20pm, we arrived at the front desk, where we signed in and got our little temporary name badges. aymeei met us there and we went straight to the cafeteria, where danny spent $1.25 for soup, salad, and a drink, and i spent $3.50 for chicken strips, fries, soup and a drink. i bring this up only because for these prices, i would probably eat lunch here every day.
so we bring our trays up to aymeei's cube to eat, while she pretends to work. every now and then, some cutie pops her head into the cube to say hello, and every time danny and i give each other that look that says, "wow. who the hell is that, and how do i get her number?" eventually, ashley stops by too, and she touches my shoulder when she says hello (yes, i am fucking dorky, but she's cute). after she leaves, danny asks, "that's ashley?", and i just smile and nod.
in textbook fashion, danny tells me, "you gotta make that happen." and i will, maybe, someday. but not today, because i'm slow and i like it slow, and much to the dismay of all those who know me, it's gonna be slow. and so, after lunch and a little conversation, aymeei takes us on the grand tour and we leave claire's around 1:30pm.
after a stop back at dan's house, then my house, we decide that we should go waste some time and money at woodfield. now it's around 4:00pm and on the way, aymeei gives dan a call. she wants to know what we're up to, and tells us that she's bored. ashley then tells her that she's in the mood for ice cream and then the conversation becomes me talking to ashley through aymeei and dan. long story short, i decide that we're getting the damn ice cream.
dan and i hit the local dominick's and while perusing the store, i spot the flower stand and joke about getting ashley some flowers too. i feel like it's overkill, so i decide instead that i'll get some candy so that she and aymeei can have some treats while working.
after a daunting search, some lady points out where the ice cream is hiding. we leave it there and go grab a couple bags of chocolate goodies, and after some convincing from danny, i grab a pot of gerbera daisies, orange. the last thing on the list is something to put everything in, and danny finds this plastic bucket for building sandcastles, in the toy section. he even pays for it, because he is so excited about the whole thing.
we grab the ice cream, pay for everything, and put it all together in the store. there's a little shovel in the bucket, so i wedge it in the candy and leave the handle sticking out. in the car, i rip a piece of paper and write something about how i hope this will brighten her clutter (she's got a messy cube). we drive back to claire's and aymeei pickes up the package from the back door, like it's some shady narcotics drop, and shakes her head when she sees the package. i believe that her exact words were, "you guys are retarded."
we were at the apple store in woodfield when aymeei called me. she said that ashley said thank you, and that she wanted to know if i was trying to get her fat. of course not! i gave aymeei a bag of dark chocolate snickers, but she was mad that i didn't get her flowers too. ah well. it was one of those spontaneous events that make you absolutely crazy nervous, but when it's all over... well, no regrets.
danny and i laughed about it over dinner at todai. i ate so much crab and sushi that my pee smelled like the ocean (sorry). we made a stop at express, where i found out that they employed this woman who used to shoplift at my old store, allegedly. if i was still employed, i may have said something, but i just don't care enough.
later, we ended up at houlihan's, and after that we ended up at elgin casino and i know it's always drinks and dice, drinks and dice... but c'mon! it was a thursday night and we didn't have shit to do. i passed out at 5:00am wondering what happened to that $100...
so we bring our trays up to aymeei's cube to eat, while she pretends to work. every now and then, some cutie pops her head into the cube to say hello, and every time danny and i give each other that look that says, "wow. who the hell is that, and how do i get her number?" eventually, ashley stops by too, and she touches my shoulder when she says hello (yes, i am fucking dorky, but she's cute). after she leaves, danny asks, "that's ashley?", and i just smile and nod.
in textbook fashion, danny tells me, "you gotta make that happen." and i will, maybe, someday. but not today, because i'm slow and i like it slow, and much to the dismay of all those who know me, it's gonna be slow. and so, after lunch and a little conversation, aymeei takes us on the grand tour and we leave claire's around 1:30pm.
after a stop back at dan's house, then my house, we decide that we should go waste some time and money at woodfield. now it's around 4:00pm and on the way, aymeei gives dan a call. she wants to know what we're up to, and tells us that she's bored. ashley then tells her that she's in the mood for ice cream and then the conversation becomes me talking to ashley through aymeei and dan. long story short, i decide that we're getting the damn ice cream.
dan and i hit the local dominick's and while perusing the store, i spot the flower stand and joke about getting ashley some flowers too. i feel like it's overkill, so i decide instead that i'll get some candy so that she and aymeei can have some treats while working.
after a daunting search, some lady points out where the ice cream is hiding. we leave it there and go grab a couple bags of chocolate goodies, and after some convincing from danny, i grab a pot of gerbera daisies, orange. the last thing on the list is something to put everything in, and danny finds this plastic bucket for building sandcastles, in the toy section. he even pays for it, because he is so excited about the whole thing.
we grab the ice cream, pay for everything, and put it all together in the store. there's a little shovel in the bucket, so i wedge it in the candy and leave the handle sticking out. in the car, i rip a piece of paper and write something about how i hope this will brighten her clutter (she's got a messy cube). we drive back to claire's and aymeei pickes up the package from the back door, like it's some shady narcotics drop, and shakes her head when she sees the package. i believe that her exact words were, "you guys are retarded."
we were at the apple store in woodfield when aymeei called me. she said that ashley said thank you, and that she wanted to know if i was trying to get her fat. of course not! i gave aymeei a bag of dark chocolate snickers, but she was mad that i didn't get her flowers too. ah well. it was one of those spontaneous events that make you absolutely crazy nervous, but when it's all over... well, no regrets.
danny and i laughed about it over dinner at todai. i ate so much crab and sushi that my pee smelled like the ocean (sorry). we made a stop at express, where i found out that they employed this woman who used to shoplift at my old store, allegedly. if i was still employed, i may have said something, but i just don't care enough.
later, we ended up at houlihan's, and after that we ended up at elgin casino and i know it's always drinks and dice, drinks and dice... but c'mon! it was a thursday night and we didn't have shit to do. i passed out at 5:00am wondering what happened to that $100...
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and if i were aiymee, i would be pissed that i didn't get flowers.