I discovered something today that probably should have been obvious. It's just that in certain circumstances, one tends to go with the program rather than ask questions.
Such is my experience most of the time I visit The Coffee Shop in McGregor.
You see, I tend to dine at The Coffee Shop for Sunday lunch after church with the family I refer to as my second family. My first family lives in Granbury, Texas, so that's why I typically eat Sunday lunch with my second family. About once a month, whenever church lets out and I check my text messages for Sunday lunch marching orders, it's The Coffee Shop in McGregor.
That means a 20-minute drive to McGregor, but that's not a problem. The Coffee Shop is worth the trip, plus it's kind of a pleasant Sunday afternoon drive to and from McGregor.
As is the case with family, one person usually picks up the check and because I am neither the oldest nor wisest in the group, that person is not me. I learned a long time ago to smile and say "thank you" and accept this as reality without feeling the need to offer to pick up my portion of the check. If that makes me a bit of a freeloader, then so be it.
However, there are certain rules to being this kind of family member (read: freeloader). You go with the program. If everyone is having the lunch buffet at The Coffee Shop, then you have the lunch buffet at The Coffee Shop. Again, there is absolutely no reason to complain about this as The Coffee Shop's lunch buffet offers all that a person could crave in the way of salad, chicken fried steak, fried catfish, hamburger steak and all the appropriately delicious vegetables to go on the side.
The thing is, though, we always get the 1-meat buffet for $7.99.
But today I discovered that for only $2 more, I could have all the meat I want. That means I could have chicken fried steak AND fried catfish. Or fried catfish AND hamburger steak. Or … well, you see what I mean.
This discovery leads me to two important changes that need to happen. I need to go to The Coffee Shop more often and I need to rock the boat a little at second-family lunch by doubling (or tripling) up on meats.
I can afford $2 worth of shameless freeloading.
