A Night of Christmas Shopping Goes From Bad To Good

It's Monday night, December 22nd. Rachel and I are out shopping in the Orland/Tinley Pk area. There

are basically two shopping days left until Christmas Eve and we are in the area where lots and lots of stores are located.

You might be thinking, "That doesn't seem like a good idea, Dan."

If that is what you were thinking, you would be right. The traffic is terrible and it's taking three times longer to get around town than normal.

Yep, being out here tonight did not seem to be a good idea.

But then we stopped to get something to eat at a restaurant at which my nephew works. As we were finishing the meal, my nephew came over with a bag containing fresh bakery items.

Setting the bag on our table he said, "Here you go."

Chocolate chip cookies, toffee cookies and, Rachel's favorite, a chocolate chip muffin top. They were warm and fresh and gently calling our names. (Seriously, you can be a doubter if you want to but I'm pretty sure I heard the toffee cookies speaking to us. Oddly enough,they have a British accent.)

Hey, what do you know? Suddenly, being out here tonight isn't such a bad idea, after all.

Merry three-days-til Christmas, everyone!