Birthday Cake

I had breakfast with my mother this morning at one our favorite breakfast places and she brought along a birthday present for me in an enormous gift bag that left no guessing as to what the occasion was. Our waitress asked who's birthday it was and wished me a happy one once she knew it was mine. We continued to have breakfast, enjoyed our conversation together, and then our waitress brought out a piece of birthday cake for me. She took the time to decorate the whipped cream, put a candle in it, asked me to make a wish, and all I could think of was "let this woman be my Lord and Master."

Doubt that will happen--particularly since I'm probably old enough to be at least her uncle--but she became the most beautiful woman in the world in an instant. I have not had the best few months lately and, without getting into any form of a sob story, her timing could not have been better. I actually almost became emotional. Yes, me. It's both scary and nice to think that small gestures like that can cut right through me.

So if you are ever in or around Mesa, AZ and are looking for a great breakfast place, go to TC Eggington's. You will very likely have to wait, but it's worth it. And if your waitress is an angelic looking young woman by the name of Tricia, count yourself doubly lucky--and give her a huge tip.