Filtering Life

So yesterday I went to the chiropractor, who also is someone who goes to my church. She is a great lady, very funny and fun to be with. My appointments are the farthest thing from formal. Later that day I got a message on my phone from her asking if I wanted to go to dinner with her, another friend I hadn’t seen in a year and a few other ladies. Ryan said it would be cool if I took the evening off to be with the girls. I showed up at 6:10 thinking I was late…little did I know. The host asked me if I was with the birthday party. I laughed and said “I hope not, I am just meeting a few friends for dinner.” So then he starts running down the names of people with reservations. When he came across my chiro’s name…I said “That’s it.” He said, “Oh, so you are with the birthday party.” (WHAT???? WHO???? WHAT????) Ummmm…would have been nice to know. As he walked me back to a private banquet room he turns and asks me if we are still expecting 10 people. Confused, I shake my head and say…”I have no idea, I didn’t even know this was a birthday party.”
So there I sit at a huge table, decorated with b-day balloons and bottles of wine. Just me, sitting, just me, wondering who in the heck’s b-day it was. A waiter comes in the room and asks me “Whose birthday?” I shrug my shoulders embarrassed….”Umm, I am not sure, I was just told to come to dinner.” He then asks me the second burning question of the night…”Are we still expecting 10?”…….”Yeah, not sure, just invited to dinner with a couple friends.” Another 2-3 minutes go by and a different waiter comes in. “You the b-day girl or who is?” A little more irritated…”Nope, not sure, not really sure what is going on tonight.” So he moves on to the second question, “We still planning on 10 tonight?” LISTEN WITH YOUR EARS BUDDY….”Yeah, not sure, not sure what is going on, not sure who the b-day girl is or if 10 are coming, SORRY.” You guessed it, yet another waiter comes in and we go through the EXACT SAME TWO QUESTIONS! I am seriously wondering now if I am being video taped because it was so ridiculous. Could you all talk together before putting me on the spot yet again?
I finally grab my cell phone because I have to tell Ryan about this and then my chiropractor and my other friend walk around the corner….WAY LATE! I shut my phone off and ask them..”Whose birthday is it?” I now find out it is my chiropractors and she didn’t tell me so I wouldn’t feel obligated to buy a present. OHHHHHHHH…..Wellllllllll…..I think I would have rather grabbed a gift then go through 10 minutes of awkwardness….nah…who am I kidding, awkward moments are free and b-day gifts aren’t. So I got a good laugh out of it when I came home and finally got to tell Ryan.
At least my pasta primavera was awesome.