Baby Chronicles: Golden Cucumber

So, there is a little deli on the first floor of our building. I don't typically eat there because the food is pretty expensive and it's usually not very fresh. Also, my company keeps two well stocked kitchens full of just about everything you can possibly imagine. I've already eaten a bowl of cereal, a croissant, a salad, and some turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy from the kitchen today. Now, there's pretty much nothing left that falls into the appealing category.

You see, today is one of those days when NOTHING at all sounds good and yet I'm starving. I've already raided the kitchen cabinets several times and there's nothing but junk in there. As you know, this kid likes fruit, veggies, and healthy crap. Seriously, I think this child is not mine! All morning long I've been craving a cucumber, cut into long, thick quarters and sprinkled with salt and pepper. I also want a banana and a cup of cherry yogurt.

So, I go down to the deli and the owner sends out this HUGE cucumber. I mean, this cucumber is mammoth! (The guy that works in the deli is a real sweetheart. When he found out I was pregnant, he said, "Wooohooo! Another little Red Raider!") So, he goes into his lunch box and brings me HIS banana. It's sorta darkish and a little past his prime but I decide it will do the trick. Then, he shepishly says that the owner told him to charge me for the cucumber by weight. She charges 4.99 a lb or something outrageous like that. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

$5.50 later I'm sitting happily (albeit somewhat annoyed at the cost) in my cube snarfing down my brown banana, cup of cherry yogurt, and oh yes, you got it, big, fat tasty golden cucumber. At more than $5, it ought to be at least gold lined!