Tis the season to be jolly, happy, and apparently crazed insane cinnamon roll theif maniac too. Yes you heard me correctly. I know what your thinking; come on now Michelle, its just a cinnamon roll. No, no its not! Its an IKEA Cinnamon Roll jack! Let me elaborate on this one.
My kids and I decided to go Christmas shopping on a Sunday afternoon about two weeks ago. We were shopping for Jim so he had to stay at home. Kyle and I had already decided to get a new home office for Jim for Christmas. So, we ventured 45 miles away to Ikea. I absolutely love that place! And they have the best cinnamon rolls in the state and only for a buck. I think their hot dogs and a cola are a buck and a half. Cheap and delicious man. My mouth was watering thinking about this cinnamon roll. The last time I had one, I enjoyed it so much and felt so relaxed. Well, anyway, you get the idea. I had something to look forward to. An Ikea cinnamon roll!
We had to make a quick stop at the outlet mall first. And I remember telling the kids, ok we need to hurry because I want to make sure I get a cinnamon roll at Ikea and I don't remember what time they close today. So, with that said and the cinnamon roll much on my mind, we go to Pac Sun to see all their NOT such great deals. As we were passing the customers that were filled with NOT so much joy or jollyness; we find an isle that has some mark downs that struck our interest. As Kara and I were looking through the pieces, two girls came up behind us and said, "excuse me". We got out of their way, well we were going to let them by being the nice jolly people we are. When all of a sudden to our dismay, they took our spot. Really? Come on now! Excuse me used to be a nice way of saying, MOVE! Now, it must mean, MOVE, I want your spot! My question to you is, whats wrong with people these days? More on that question at the end of my story.
So, we pack up and leave the outlet mall for our quick trip across the street to Ikea. As we get out of the truck I turn to the kids and say, "Ya I get my cinnamon roll"! We walk up to the door and I look inside and YES the little restaurant thingy is open. For those of you that have never been to Ikea, there is an entrance and an exit. The little restaurant thingy is at the exit and then there is a big restaurant in the middle of the store. The cinnamon rolls are at the exit. So, with that said; I stopped at the exit and turned to the kids and said, "maybe I should just go get the cinnamon roll now". They just looked at me and said nothing. So, I said, nevermind I will get it when we check out because I don't want to have sticky hands while we shop. So we proceed to do our shopping. The clerk right inside the door said, "we will be closing an hour early due to our Christmas party today". Ouch that only gives us about 45 minutes to shop. So we had to boogy it up a bit. We got all the office stuff and headed to the checkout. As we were waiting in line for checkout, I walk up to take a peak at the cinnamon rolls. My mouth is watering big time now! "I see them", I said. We pay the cashier and I tell the kids Im headed for the rolls. For those of you who don't know about this place, you start to the right, grap all the stuff you want as you move to the left then pay the cashier. When I got up there, a guy was at the cashier paying for a coke and a hot dog. I step up in front of those delicious looking cinnamon rolls picking out which one I was going to devour. I fount it! Oh my goodness, it had so much icing and cinnamon in the middle (you know the kind). I turn and look at the kids with a sparkle in my eye. I said, Oh my goodness, this was so worth the wait! Look at these guys, they look so delicious!
As I grab my cinnamon roll plate, the hotdog coke guy standing at the counter says something to the cashier. The cashier turned to me and said, "put down the cinnamon roll maam, this man just bought all of them". WHAT? I said, "are you kidding me?" He said, "no, he just paid for all of them". There was more than a dozen there. I said, "I just want one of them, thats all just one." He said, "we are all out!" So I said, "would it make a difference if I told you that I have waited for this cinnamon roll all day long and drove 45 miles to get it?" The So & So guy paying was such a coward he would not even look my way. I think he even put his hand up to cover his peripheral vision from me. Talk about being crushed to the ground, floor, concrete, whatever you want to call it. I was horrified! My obsession had ended with a coward so & so who obviously was listening to me gaunt and gaze over the enjoyment that little cinnamon delight was gonna give me and decided it would be HIM not ME that would have that enjoyment. He saw the opportunity to mess my day up so he took it. Now, back to my question above. Whats wrong with people now days? Let me tell you what I think it is.
I think people today are moving so fast, too fast, living in their own selfish worlds, only caring what they want, what they can get...that everyone else to them is an inconvenience. And to top that off, people have forgotten how to care. Yes, care is not even in the dictionary anymore. I bet that so & so took those cinnamon rolls home and they set on his counter and were not all eaten. He just didnt want me to have an opportunity to have one. It made him feel more deserving and more special I guess. (ok how many of you went to the dictionary to see if care was in it) He was just plane RUDE, ARROGANT, SELFISH and I think he is a "So & So".
I have devised a plan of attack. From now on I will carry my camera with me. And for every so & so that pulls a stunt like this, I am going to walk up to them and simply take their picture. Then, I am going to devise a webpage strictly for these ..*&%!@ so & so's. It will be called So & So Beware! So, you evil doers better start being nice or you just might end up on a So & So webpage with your FACE all over it!
The moral to this story is, first have morals. Second, bring care back into your vocab. Third, I've been seeing Karma come back around to people lately, trust me its real.
As for me well, I shall get that cinnamon roll this week before I start my no sugar way of life in 2011. So, if you would like to travel with me, join me, then let me know. This could be an interesting trip to Ikea this time, camera and all. (wink) Love is all people, so smile a little and get off those cell phones and DON'T be stealing cinnamon rolls from me.
You should of kicked him in the knee.
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