whimsical wednesday!

wednesday is the day a friend and i have lunch.  we eat at the same place every week and sit at the same table.  since we are regulars, we have become friendly with the servers.  with that in mind, planning for the JUST BECAUSE celebration for whimsical wednesday included them.  a small basketful of heart shaped "ornaments" wrapped in a cloth the way a bread basket would be prepared and a small bright yellow smiley face balloon were taken to the restaurant.

when my friend saw me in the parking lot (yes, we park in the same area either next to or close to one another) she giggled at my armload of goodies, asking what i was up to this week!  i just smiled.  we enjoyed our lunch with the balloon (on a stick stuck in a paper cup) and basket decorating our table.  we ate and talked and enjoyed our visit.

at the next table was two young boys with their mother and grandparents.  they finished eating before we did.  as they were leaving i held out the balloon to the younger boy and asked if he would like to have my balloon. his eyes  grew wide and he nodded yes.  as he took it from me he was asked to please share with his brother.

it was just before we prepared to leave that i told my friend it was JUST BECAUSE celebration day and that meant balloons and prizes.  the basket was offered and she was invited to have one (three choices: red, green, blue).  she was delighted as she selected her favorite color green.  as we left we paused to offer a JUST BECAUSE celebration gift to all "our" regular servers.  they were surprised, then excited to be able to select a heart just for them!  we got hugs and thank yous.

light-hearted and grinning, i drove from the parking lot.  at the stop sign i was behind a car with a license plate from the state of virginia; a state not yet sighted so could be added to our list.  what a perfect way to end whimsical wednesday!