i had patiently been waiting all week to indulge in these pancakes that i had eyed on the menu of my favorite little bondi cafe. ricotta pancakes, caramelized bananas, strawberries, blueberries, a scoop of ice cream, deliciously topped with whipping cream. pure heaven.
i basically did everything i could, besides a full blown sprint, to get to the cafe as fast as possible. as i walked the path that i knew so well, i must have been a bit too excited, cause i basically missed the initial step that led into the cafe. i would have fallen flat on my face if a man hadn't caught me.
giggling a bit but also trying to act embarrassed, knowing quite well that my clumsiness gets the best of me, i composed myself and looked up at my coffee shop savior. i was almost speechless, he was gorgeous. "that step came out of nowhere," i stuttered, finally embarrassed at my lack of grace. "seems to me it's been there all week," was his auzzie reply. blushing i hurried to the furthest table in the corner……still only dreaming of my pancakes!
knowing that my meal would take a good 30 minutes to arrive, i pulled out my laptop and started typing. fulling enveloped in the piece of literature at hand, i was a bit annoyed when a male voice interjected my thoughts to inquired about my mac. to be honest, this mac book air gets more attention than brad pitt…..people love it, want it and need to test out the weight. so as i looked up, half expecting to just hand over my tech beauty, i found myself looking into familiar eyes. my australian knight.
our conversation was brief, but i quickly understood his intention was not to inquire about the apple of my eye. i was honestly flattered that he wanted to take me to dinner, but i politely declined. i had no intention of starting a mindless love affair. if i was being honest with myself, true love was something i was on the run from. at this point in my journey, my focus was geared selfishly on myself.
it felt amazing and oddly liberating to walk out of that cafe alone. i was totally ok…..all by myself.
xoxo - ShannonSmile
Cousin you are so funny! I myself always fall, in fact i did just a couple weeks ago outside of church. Graceful val and i too laughed at myself. But did u ever get ur pancakes? lol Glad you are staying to to u and ur journey. I so wish i can join you out there cause im going insane here at home with our crazy family! Hope to hear from u soon. love you and miss you tones!
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ReplyDeletehehehe. this is too cute, and how empowering :)
ReplyDeleteI think we get our clumsiness from mom(haha). But, a couple of days ago I fell at school in front of everybody. I wish we were more graceful. But other times I don't. Love you! Miss you!
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