Synchronicity 2: Not sure which thread to post this to, so ...

[hippiechick]

... it gets its own. :blush: Feel free to ignore me ... I just had to acknowledge yet another episode of synchronicity between me and a certain someone.

... I was sitting at home tonight and for no apparent reason, decided to go shop for shoes. They're not in my budget this paycheck, and it was already 8:30 pm so most of the stores would be closing within an hour. But here's me in shorts, flip flops, glasses, a ponytail, sweatshirt (and no bra) ... I was on my way out of the strip mall thingie (looking for shoes at Dress Barn - where I've never had the urge to look for shoes before tonight) and no sooner had I said - out loud to myself - "One of these days, Mark and I are going to cross paths again" .... and who do I spy pulling into a parking spot at the grocery store in said strip mall?

OH HECK YEAH: S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-N-I-C-I-T-Y.

... Well Gosh, I just remembered I need to pick up a few things!!! SNARF.

So I waited until he went in to the store, and I went in, grabbed a basket and headed in the opposite direction, tossing a few things in my basket to make it look like I've been there awhile (some tricks a girl never forgets - I also pulled a bank deposit slip out of my wallet and pretended it was a grocery list!).
I took a deep breath and headed in his general direction.

He was in the fruits and veggies section (how fitting) and I saw him from quite a ways off but he hadn't seen me yet, so I meandered over that way and started to be engrossed by my grocery list. I heard the wheels of his cart come around a display section thingie and stop. I glanced up at him, then did a doubletake like 'Oh ... YOU' <a surprised peee yeew on my face!> and he backed up and went in another direction!

LOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!

I went on with my "shopping", keeping an eye out for him but he was nowhere to be found ... I swear he dodged into the bathroom!

So I ditched my basket (left after buying a pack of gum) and waited in my car ...
cars started to leave and the lot was fairly empty, so I decided to pull over to Blockbuster where there was more cover and just see what I could see from there ... about 10 minutes later, he came out, tossed his stuff in his trunk and DROVE SLOWLY UP AND DOWN ABOUT 4 AISLES !!! before heading toward Blockbuster (the way in/out onto the road heading towards his house) ... he drove really, really slow as if he was looking for something <ahem> but apparently didn't see me tucked in to the parking spot.

Then it occurs to me on the drive home that during one of our very early conversations (some 5 years ago), he hinted at "meeting" me in the produce section at Marsh. The irony is breathtaking.


Yeah, I helped a little bit, but overall ... tell me again that our business is finished ?

O8)