Something wonderful happened today.
As many of you, my dear readers, know...I nanny two little boys...Jefferson and Jackson. Now, I've been their nanny for about three and a half years, and consdering they are only 4 and 6...they don't really remember life without Nicole around. I've had the chance to influence them in all kinds of ways -- slang usage, appropriate musical selections, art...you know, they way that I've influenced all of you. :).
Today, we went to the library to pick out some new books about their latest obsession - Asian Animals. Needing to kill some more time, I decided that I would expand their horizions yet again and take them to my favoriote place in the world (or at least this part of Denver)...St. Marks.
We picked out some "special drinks" (in this case, Italian Sodas and Egg Cremes), and sat down with our new Asian Animals books to learn all about the creatures. Jefferson, the six year old, is generally quite thoughtful and incredibly intelligent (I'm sure it is at least in part due to his wonderful nanny)...all of the sudden he looked at me and said, "Nicole, we've never done this before, but you come here alot, huh?"
And I said "Yup, Jefferson, that's true."
He took a long look around at the decor and the people and said to me, "You know what? I think I like it here alot. It's better than Starbucks. I think I'll come here from now on."
A smile crossed my face as I realized I had made an indepedant coffee shop lover out of a six year old.
I can count today as a success. :)
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so apparently you were at st. marks for a ridiculously long time yesterday!
hopefully the first time you were there you didn't have the 'gettin-hot-n-heavy-couple' or the 'can-i-share-this-table-with-you-even-though-it-seems-you're-in-a-serious-conversation-and-there-are-plenty-of-other-tables-available-guy' join you...awkward? :)
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