a grandfather taking his granddaughter on a date
this was precious. seriously. they had a dessert and enjoyed a great moment together as well (or at least i hope that was his granddaughter). In any case, shortly after seeing them I started to think about having little excursions with my granddaughters out places one day– just one on one. Let’s hope that I can keep myself healthy to see the day.

first dates
oh yes… this is my favorite. and i love watching them too (although I would probably melt myself too). the guy usually is all nervous and the lady — extremely beautiful. i mean, the guy scored big by taking her to this kind of restaurant in the first place, so in the words of Hitch, all he’s got to do now is “not mess it up.” I’ll usually make a stop by and chat with them as I refill their water or take their plates, just to help the guy out a little.

old couples
my favorite are the funny old couples… they usually come in a double date or something. I’ll spend most of my time just laughing with them — seriously, i love older folks — especially the ones who love life. I just like how they have come all this way, drive a simple Buick and live a joyful life together… the wife is usually always smiling because of the joy in their relationship (next time I’m going to ask them for tips on what makes their relationship last for this long).

boring couples
man… not just boring… i mean… lame boring. you’ve seen this too, i’m sure, but how can folks just eat dinner and not utter a word to each other. i mean, granted… one or two couples probably had a loss in the family or something (and i know that would shut me up), but i know that most of them just lost the flame — no beuno. this really is a tragedy and is really hard to see.

little children
kids are pretty rare at this place, but when they do come, they are absolutely beautiful, precious and incredibly adorable! I’ll usually stop everything I’m doing and spend some time talking with the parents (who love to talk about their kid). I don’t usually hit the normal chit chat junk, but really strike some good conversation.

drunks
you can tell these folks anything, and they’ll laugh — seriously. except this one time when i walked into the private dining hall and they were telling jokes. “Hey… i got one” I say and I confidently proceed to tell them my best joke… but… well… i only got a pity laugh! I mean, how do you take that… they’re supposed to laugh at anything and they didn’t laugh at my joke — i guess my jokes involves, i dont know.. THOUGHT. They then proceeded to tell me another lame joke and they all bust out in laughter again (yeah.. weird).

beautiful women
ok, i’m not going to lie — i don’t think an hour can go by without seeing at least two completely beautiful women. Or as a good friend of mine says, “insanely beautiful.” What really breaks my heart is that after talking with them and just seeing that they have based their life on dumb stuff. Seriously though, it really doesn’t bug me that much.

other “couples”
need i say more? i think i finally discovered how a lady feels when a guy checks them out — since working here, i’ve felt this four or five times :: full body shiver ::. It’s hard for me to see someone living a lie like that — it’s a good mirror to myself though, because how many things am I living that is a complete bogus lie, ya know?

Christmas music (singleness awareness music)
I love Christmas music and I’m so happy that this restaurant didn’t go the “Happy Holidays” route. But seriously… why is it that every time I hear this stuff, it reminds me again of how single I am… especially with the snow, and the first dates, and the beautiful ladies, and the little kids… sheesh. Trusting in the Lord, trusting in the Lord, trusting in the Lord… I honestly love being single right now so i can pursue my dreams (and believe me… folks have tried to set me up), but man… this music doesn’t help!

ladies night out
ok, i think more ladies go out together in style than guys. I’ve asked why they’re out and it’s either to enjoy the evening, or to exchange Christmas ideas, or recipes, or whatever reason they’re out. it’s still fun to see when a party of twelve come in just for fun.

proposals
ok, so i’ve yet to see on up-close, but hopefully i’ll see one in the next week or so.

romance
i take notes off this stuff… although it’s rare, there are some guys that come in that want to make such a beautiful impression on their someone to just sweep them off their feet. i really like accommodating these requests (although they’ve been few).

i gave my two-week notice saturday… yeah, i’m going to miss this place.

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Spent some time at the airport (i love to travel)
(fun fact: i love to hang out by the arrivals gate, outside security, and watch families reunite)