See? I Surprise People,...

Keri and I decided during our beach stay this last weekend that we would take a break from our lazy ways and walk into town from our beach front rental. The jaunt from the house to the town took us ALL of 10 minutes. We decided to make the most of our trek into town, so we ordered lunch to go and while we waited for it to be prepared we walked visited a few places in town. We went to the Yachats Mercantile store, The Yachats Video Rental/Organic produce store and the Underground Pub. We passed the candy/ice cream store and decided we would drive back later in the day to pick up some vanilla ice cream for Waffles.

The Mercantile Store's FB page reads, "If you need it, we probably have it". They have all kinds of things and I saw a pocket saw I thought was really cool. I don't really have a reason to have a pocket saw as I discussed with Keri, but for some reason I really like all that outdoorsy stuff. There was a cool axe with a pull out saw in the handle of the axe. I could go on and on about the variety of things they had there but that isn't the point of this story, so I will leave that for another time.

The Video rental/Organic produce store was an interesting mix of product. They had all kinds of salt, asian herbs, teas and an unusual selection of produce plus a whole bunch of VHS videos to rent. Interesting coupling. They seemed to be doing ok.

Then we headed over to the Underground Pub for a beer while we waited for our food. In all honesty, our food was probably already ready, but we walked all that way so we wanted to make the most of our trek. We sat outside facing the ocean and the sun was shinning in all its glory. It was a beautiful day.

Another couple joined our outside seating area and they had an adorable dog. She was a pit mix and very sweet. I wanted to love on her and pet her so bad. I told Keri, I'm going to ask if I can pet her. She said, "I'm sure they'll let you". So, I stood up and approached the man and woman. I maintained eye contact with the man because it seemed he was primarily caring for the dog. I asked, "Do you mind if I pet her?" He indicated it would be fine, so I reached across the table and I stroked his wife's hair two or three times.

They busted out laughing. I have to admit, it was pretty funny. I did pet their dog, Tika, and she was very sweet. I returned to our table after a bit of petting and finished my beer and visiting with Keri. As we were leaving Keri stopped at their table to pet Tika, but before she did she told them, "When she came back to our table she told me you wouldn't mind if I pet her,... either one, and gestured toward his dog and his wife.They laughed again and told us we made their day. They were a great couple with a very sweet dog.

Remembering this story is what helped me realize that I am an interesting person and I surprise people quite often. Fortunately, Keri is very used to me behaving in this manner. It has taken some "getting used to", but she loves me just the way I am.