A Toast

this morning as i was drafting this post, rebekit sent me an email about her posting today:
Dedicated to the happenings in life that make us smile. scary!

on my way to work this morning (late) i bumped into a neighbour at the front door. he held the door open and i smiled (thanks, nice to see you). he was off to a modelling gig and i was, well, late. i popped into the corner store to get seltzer water and he went across the street to get coffee and i smiled hello at the guy behind the counter. i grabbed the water and asked him how he is and he said, with a smile, better (cos last week he was bad - even though he was still smiling). i said well i hope you feel even better, have a great day.
as i was about to cross the street, a truck came round the corner and got the end of my goodbye smile. he smiled and waved and so i smiled back.
as i crossed the street, the guy driving the yellow school bus, he caught the end of my truck driver smile and smiled and said something. all i could hear was the melissa etheridge (i'm the only one) on my ipod. but i smiled back and mouthed hello. i am thinking about sophie and her inspirational smile post
i walked into the subway station and smiled and mouthed good morning at the lady in the booth. i walked down the platform, still with a ghost of a smile. a man looked up and nodded good morning. i smiled and nodded back as i walked past him. and suddenly a tap on my shoulder. i turned around and there was a woman. "excuse me, sorry to bother you but..."

now i am thinking, what what? all this bouncing about smiling at everyone and feeling fantastic - do i have a big-ass stain on the back of my skirt? is my shirt ripped? what what what??

she says - i just love your shoes.

well, whew. a woman close by, i think she can tell that i was expecting something else. she is giggling.

i say - oh, thank you. and smile.

then she asks - i have to ask; where did you get them.

i tell her and secretly hope that i will cuter in the shoes than she will, or at least just as cute. woman close by is really laughing now. i think she can read my mind.

shoe woman says - i saw you wearing those shoes the other day

i say - yeah, i guess i must wear the same shoes everyday (damn you imelda marcos) but they are really comfortable.

closeby woman sniggers. yeah, okay, so i wear the same pair of shoes more than once in a week. at least they are cute!

shoe woman continues - but i wasn't sure i could come over and ask. but today i just had to. thank you so much.

the train arrives. she thanks me again. i smile and wish her a great day and step onto the train.

woman on the train catches the end of that smile. smiles back and moves over so i can grab onto the pole.
so much nicer than the guy on monday with the gold-capped brown teeth who leered at me and said, "i'm watching you."