“Eat Something Before You Leave Home”

The moment we walked into the hall, where the tea party was being held, a very pleasant young lady took our tickets, signed behind them then she escorted us to a table. I was impressed by her well-mannered disposition. She told us that she would serve us. I looked around the room, smiled and gave a gentle wave to some friends. The ambiance was just breathtaking. It stirred up my daughter, the little artist. She said, “Mom, this room is picture perfect. The décor is just beautiful. We all agreed but her brother had to tease her. He said, “Yeah, I know the only thing that you are really seeing is the sugar… All the nice yummy sweet treats on the tables.” I agreed that the cakes, sandwiches and cookies looked tasty. We sat talking and my husband the great entertainer had us laughing. Time slipped by quickly, and we did not notice. It was not until my daughter said, “Mom everyone around us has been served.” I saw that she was right in her observation. My husband said, “You guys know that we have been sitting here for one hour and ten minutes?” “Really, so let’s sit for thirty more minutes to see what happens,” I said. Everyone agreed and we continued talking. Servers came, looked at us, but ignored us. I looked for the young lady who seated us. She was busy serving others. The half hour went by and my husband said, “Anyone hungry?” We all told him no. Then, he said, “Do you see how important it is to eat something before you leave home?”