today i ran out to pick up lunch for the team and was surprised to see the sun out and shining. it felt unseasonably mild; according to my car's outside temperature gauge it was 60 degrees (it went down 2 degrees once i started driving). but it was a beautiful day, and i was glad to be able to slip out of the office for 15-20 minutes.
there's a pizza place we consistently order from because we've always been happy with the food and service. it's also a family-owned business that we all like to support. i'd never actually been inside the place since we usually get delivery, but i had the chance today to check it out when i picked up our pies.
the lady who greeted me was warm and amiable, chatting with me like we were old friends. i paid her while we were talking, and it wasn't until she had gone back to retrieve our food that i realized i had miscalculated. "did i give you enough change?" i asked. she replied that i had been 2 cents short but she wasn't going to say anything. i paid her, of course, apologizing. maybe other places wouldn't have mentioned the discrepancy either, but i like to believe it was a unique situation. it keeps me going there.
i'm not sure why this particular exchange out of a long, busy day was so memorable.. but it was. perhaps it had been what appeared to be the woman's sunny disposition and genuine smile. i had only been inside the shop for maybe 5 minutes, tops, but i left with a brightness that matched the sky above.
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