Oh Happy Day...

Regardless of any comments I may have made in the past, I would like to officially state that the past twenty-four hours has fully renewed my faith in humanity and made me a full supporter of random acts of kindness!!! The past day has erased all memory of cranky sales ladies, being hit by a van and watching him drive away, and any silliness that the U.S. Government may have done recently (!!!). Today, has been great!!!

First of all, as I walk into work this morning, my very adorable co-worker (imagine a much more bearable version of Rachel Ray!!) stopped me to tell me just how envious she was of my long legs and tiny waist. Now, for anyone who knows how devastating a bad hair day can be, they also know that you can never really get enough of compliments of this nature...especially when it's on a day other than your wedding day!!! I stood there stunned and still half asleep but, none the less, a tornado could have torn through our office and it still would have been considered a good day!!

Then, I was waiting for Steve at Chapter's during a time that is normally fairly quiet but for some reason, every square inch of this place was packed with avid readers and there wasn't even a tiny little corner of carpet to be found. Meanwhile, I was at a super good part of "Shopaholic Ties the Knot" and no where to read it!! Until, that is, this wonderful older gentlemen showed up out of nowhere (it was sort of like parting the Red Sea) and said in the most gentlest of voices "Here Dear, please take my seat and relax!". And he didn't just have a normal chair, he had one of those huge, cozy chairs that you could sit in all day long and never leave. I insisted that I couldn't take his spot but, he wouldn't take no for an answer! So he did the next logical thing...he lied!! He told me that he was just leaving and was happy to pass his seat on to me (though he hadn't taken so much as a sip of his latte and his paper hadn't even been opened yet!), so I enjoyed his chair for my time there and was sure to pass it on to someone else when I left.

Later this afternoon, my other co-worker and I were discussing corn on the cob (though I don't remember why!) and I had mentioned that I hadn't actually eaten corn on the cob since I was a teenager (I remember it being a very high maintenance food!). In the grand tradition that is Louise (a completely and overly thoughtful woman!), she went out and bought corn on the cob "that I absolutely had to have"...and so, Steve is cooking it as I write this!!

If all of this wasn't great enough, one of my very favourite places had to step in and make everything that much better...Starbucks!! As I was walking home, I passed one of the new stores that is to open this week and found it to be absolutely packed with people. Being a little bit confused (because I knew that it wasn't opening until tomorrow), I went over for a closer look, only to find out that today all food and beverages were on the house!!! Are you kidding me?!?! How often can you get a $7.00 coffee for free?? Apparently they were celebrating the fact that they were one step closer to taking over the world and thought that they were share with the rest of us (let's be honest...it's not like they can't afford it!!). In the midst of my excitement, I even got a brownie to go with my wonderful drink (which I never do because when it comes to their pastries...what they lack in nutritional value, they make up for in calorie count!!).

Since the world was obviously paying it forward today, I made sure to tell a random stranger in the grocery store (who was looking a little run down) that there was free caffeine and sugar to be had two blocks to the left!!

Last, but certainly not least, I want to acknowledge the CTV's random act of kindness of making Grey's Anatomy part of their Thursday Primetime Lineup!!! That's right, tonight is the season premiere and it can't get here fast enough!! Though losing Denny was too sad to watch twice, my life is truly a much happier place with George, Izzie, Meredith, Christina and Dr. McDreamy!! And let's not forget Finn...we've been debating all summer who Meredith should pick!!!

So, as I drink my tall, non-fat, no whip, peppermint mocha, while our corn on the cob is boiling on the stove and there is only one hour and forty-eight minutes left until Grey's Anatomy...let me leave you with one thought...

...what a wonderful world :)