What Made Me Smile This Week:Sunday 7/14: This probably shouldn’t be a smile, but I had an int
What Made Me Smile This Week:Sunday 7/14: This probably shouldn’t be a smile, but I had an interaction this morning that was so ridiculously offensive it made me laugh. While eating breakfast at a small diner near Chicago, the host absolutely REFUSED to address me directly. Everything he asked us was directed to Hannah. “Will this table work for him?” “Will he be staying in his wheelchair?” “What would he like to eat?” Every. Single. Time. Hannah would turn to me and wait for me to answer him. And yet, he continued to address her instead of me. My favorite was his final question: “Is this big guy happy today?” His baffling ignorance made me smile, and cringe for him.Monday 7/15: Today was my dad’s birthday, and he surprised me in the coolest way by donating his birthday to my nonprofit organization, Laughing At My Nightmare, Inc. His birthday fundraiser brought in over $2,000, which is incredible! Talking to my dad on the phone, and hearing his excitement about supporting our work made me smile. Happy birthday, Dad, and thank you!Tuesday 7/16: A payment machine in a parking lot ate our $20 bill without giving us the $17 change that we deserved. This enraged me, but I also smiled because Hannah immediately dismissed the entire town as a “garbage city.”Wednesday 7/17: A small case of probable food poisoning made me smile today. Now, of course, this ordeal was extremely not fun for many obvious reasons, especially because it occurred while Hannah and I were in Milwaukee for business. However, being stuck to the toilet for 8+ hours did give us a great opportunity to start the next season of Stranger Things!Thursday 7/18: We stopped at an Italian bakery this evening to buy some authentic Italian cookies that Hannah has been craving ever since she moved away from Connecticut five years ago. It was located in an old brick building, in a charmingly old neighborhood in Milwaukee. Unsurprisingly, the bakery had a few steps at its entrance. Normally, this would bother me, but I was too excited for cookies to really care today. I waited outside while Hannah went in to order our treats. While I waited on the sidewalk, another patron of the bakery came outside and said to me, “Hey, I noticed there are steps here. Can I help you get anything from inside?” Human kindness never fails to make me smile.Friday 7/19: I wish I was making this up, but our hotel room in Michigan just literally opened up during a massive storm, releasing a waterfall of rain into our room. It was so absurd that I can’t do anything but smile. The best part is that we caught it on camera, so keep an eye out for it in a few days.Saturday 7/20: Seeing the beautiful Minneapolis skyline come into view after a week on the road made me smile. This was an amazing trip, and I’m so grateful to have met so many awesome people, but it’s also nice to be home.BONUS SMILE: The photo for this post is from 7/13 in downtown Chicago. We were visiting our friend Alex in her sick new apartment, enjoying her rooftop balcony that overlooked the whole city. It made us smile.What made you smile this week? -- source link