Ever have a day where you take yourself off on a whim and see where the mood takes you? Well... I was craving a bit of "me" time recently & decided a nice long walk with my dog Poppy was in order!... We jumped in the car and just drove! The sun was beaming, not a cloud in the sky and there was a kind of holiday feel in the air... So where's best to keep that feeling going? The beach of course! Absolute heaven....
One of my favourite things on a day like this, after melting in the sun & walking miles on the sandy beaches, was to have an ice cream to cool down, never mind the fact I've a ridiculous sweet tooth lol. But... there was a festival on the beach this day & the place was packed!! The queues were soooo long and the hustle and bustle of the crowds had me anxious about waiting in line for an ice cream!! Poppy is a nervous little thing.... Ok wait, she's not actually a little dog lol, she's not even a medium sized dog!! She's a big dog ha ha.... but she's very nervous around crowds and I wasn't sure how she'd react to standing in line with me while I waited my turn... I figured I'd give it a go, 'cause I didn't just "want" an ice cream lol, I "needed" an ice cream... ha ha
Got to the top of the queue, got my 99... Even got some sprinkles on it after a bit of a flirt with the driver!! (yes I do realise he offers them to everyone, but I'm gonna go with the fact I felt special!!) I turned to walk away, mouth watering and then it happened....
I barely had a sliver of ice cream just on the top of the very dry cone!! What could I do? I had to walk away as Poppy was ready to dive straight into the dollop of ice cream in the sand... I couldn't queue again! Yes I could've gone to the top and explained, but I just wanted to get outta there... I was gutted lol... I walked a little bit down the beach, and plonked myself at the base of the sand dunes... I set up a drink for Poppy and proceeded to eat my practically dry cone!! feeling particularly sorry for myself I must add ha ha ha
I sat quietly soaking up the sun, while Poppy sat, almost on guard, beside me. After a little while, I noticed a man approaching with a big smile as if he knew me... I looked around thinking there surely was someone actually behind me he was coming over to, but nope, just the dunes reaching up to the skyline... As he got closer he put his hand out towards me with, wait for it, a new ice cream cone!!! I couldn't quite believe it... He had been in the queue with his family and saw my tragedy, he told me that the look of devastation on my face broke his and his kids hearts & they just had to do something about it... This lovely man and his family went out of their way, to not only buy me an ice cream, but to traipse down the beach, looking for me too... I can't begin to explain how big my smile was and how overwhelmed I was... It's only an ice cream, I know that, but the gesture? That's BIG...
Thankfully, there are still people out there who are willing to go that extra mile... How often have we all been lost in our own little world and missed an opportunity to do something randomly kind for someone... Whoever you are, I wanted to thank you again... Your kindness instilled a fresh sense of joy and I went on about my day with a spring in my step!!
Not forgetting as a result, that was, in fact, the nicest ice cream cone I've ever had ha ha ha!!!
Luv & bubbles ♥♥♥
One of my favourite things on a day like this, after melting in the sun & walking miles on the sandy beaches, was to have an ice cream to cool down, never mind the fact I've a ridiculous sweet tooth lol. But... there was a festival on the beach this day & the place was packed!! The queues were soooo long and the hustle and bustle of the crowds had me anxious about waiting in line for an ice cream!! Poppy is a nervous little thing.... Ok wait, she's not actually a little dog lol, she's not even a medium sized dog!! She's a big dog ha ha.... but she's very nervous around crowds and I wasn't sure how she'd react to standing in line with me while I waited my turn... I figured I'd give it a go, 'cause I didn't just "want" an ice cream lol, I "needed" an ice cream... ha ha
Got to the top of the queue, got my 99... Even got some sprinkles on it after a bit of a flirt with the driver!! (yes I do realise he offers them to everyone, but I'm gonna go with the fact I felt special!!) I turned to walk away, mouth watering and then it happened....
My ice cream fell off the cone!!!
DEVASTATED...
I barely had a sliver of ice cream just on the top of the very dry cone!! What could I do? I had to walk away as Poppy was ready to dive straight into the dollop of ice cream in the sand... I couldn't queue again! Yes I could've gone to the top and explained, but I just wanted to get outta there... I was gutted lol... I walked a little bit down the beach, and plonked myself at the base of the sand dunes... I set up a drink for Poppy and proceeded to eat my practically dry cone!! feeling particularly sorry for myself I must add ha ha ha
I sat quietly soaking up the sun, while Poppy sat, almost on guard, beside me. After a little while, I noticed a man approaching with a big smile as if he knew me... I looked around thinking there surely was someone actually behind me he was coming over to, but nope, just the dunes reaching up to the skyline... As he got closer he put his hand out towards me with, wait for it, a new ice cream cone!!! I couldn't quite believe it... He had been in the queue with his family and saw my tragedy, he told me that the look of devastation on my face broke his and his kids hearts & they just had to do something about it... This lovely man and his family went out of their way, to not only buy me an ice cream, but to traipse down the beach, looking for me too... I can't begin to explain how big my smile was and how overwhelmed I was... It's only an ice cream, I know that, but the gesture? That's BIG...
Thankfully, there are still people out there who are willing to go that extra mile... How often have we all been lost in our own little world and missed an opportunity to do something randomly kind for someone... Whoever you are, I wanted to thank you again... Your kindness instilled a fresh sense of joy and I went on about my day with a spring in my step!!
Not forgetting as a result, that was, in fact, the nicest ice cream cone I've ever had ha ha ha!!!
Luv & bubbles ♥♥♥
