A beach day?

Yesterday, I felt so lonely. I blogged about it, but I didn't tell my husband because it makes him sad if I'm not happy.

This morning my husband awoke as I was having my quiet time, made himself a cup of coffee, and commented on the weather - we have had rain every day since Katrina blew through here 11 days ago. I told him the Weather Channel said there were 5 feet waves on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale and I thought it would be nice to have breakfast out on the pier and watch the waves. Much to my delight, he said, "why don't we go there now". WOW! I shed my nightgown, put on clothes and grabbed my umbrella in a flash.

This pier is a fishing wharf off the beach which one accesses by walking through the aisle of a small diner. You can choose to sit at the counter inside, or sit at a booth outside where you can have breakfast and enjoy the ocean breeze as well as the view.

Today, however, there was wind spraying rain on the tables, seats and diners which made people go inside but my husband dried off the seats for us and arranged our umbrellas in such a way that we were keeping dry without having our view spoiled. There we sat, having breakfast, drinking coffee, watching surfers ride the big waves. What a way to begin a day!

Now the waitress, who has been there for 34 years, came to the table grumbling about having to dry the tables, napkin holders and salt & pepper shakers for the third time. When I asked if she would serve us, she replied, "If you're willing to sit and eat in the rain, I'll bring it to you".
With that, she took our order, and became quite pleasant, to my surprise.

After she served us refills on our coffee, she sat down next to me and said "There's something I have to know. Are you two married?"
"Yes, we are", I replied.
"Well, usually only single people will do this. Married men will say, 'What, are you crazy, it's raining' and won't go out."
"Oh, he's a special guy", said I.
He is, isn't he?
"The Lord remembers us and will bless us." Psalm 115:12