It started with coffee. It wasn’t ready. And it wasn’t just coffee, it was three travel packs of coffee for a meeting. 7:15 a.m. pick up time. “Do you have your invoice?”
“No, I never received one, but I’ll pay for it now. I have my tax-exempt form.”
“Well, we don’t have your order. We could have it ready in fifteen to twenty minutes.”
“Sure, I’ll wait.”
Even waiting twenty minutes, I’ll make it by 8:00.
I didn’t, but I got there with three travel packs of coffee. The rest of the day unfolded as one of those Mondays.
The icing on my slice of cake with un-brewed coffee was finding a surprise gift from a friend waiting at my seat. A great tote bag stuffed with mini-notebooks, a cheerful pencil pouch, and fun pencils reminded me to regret nothing, even if it means being late.
Nerds Beget Nerds 
It is 7 in the morning here. I am drinking hot filter coffee while reading your post 😊
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Ahhh, a virtual coffee break with you, Lakshmi☕️
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Can you imagine if you came in late without the coffee? That would surely cast a shadow on the day! You clearly made the right decision.
Kim
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I’m glad my gift helped make up for a coffee snafu! It was really tasty coffee; thanks for the extra effort.
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Unexpected surprises can be annoying like the delay, but yay for those unexpected gifts that brighten a day.
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You have a great friend, leaving you a surprise! That almost makes up for unbrewed coffee at the beginning of a Monday!
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The good offsets the not so good.
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What a special surprise! Gotta love it!
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