Missed Opportunities

Don't you just hate missed opportunities? They come in all shapes and sizes. I have been regretting a missed opportunity since last Wednesday. The boys and I went to the Aldi right by our hotel to buy grapes (so Parker could make wine which is a whole other post.) If you've ever been to Aldi, you know that the prices are great but you pay in the amount of time you spend waiting in line and you have to buy bags or bring your own. We were the 3rd in line and there was an elderly woman in front of us with a whole cart load of groceries. We had grapes and baggies (to squash the grapes in silly!) Anyway, the lady is in the process of paying for her stuff and the cashier says, "Did you bring your own bags today?" The lady says, "Oh no. I forgot. I will have to get in line again." The cashier was already ringing our stuff up and it occurred to me to just reach down and throw a handful of bags in with our stuff BUT I DIDN'T. So then I pay and I turn around and there were like a dozen people after us. That old lady was going to be waiting a long time just to buy some stupid bags. I was so mad at myself for not helping out. It wasn't an afterthought--I thought of it while I could have easily done something about it but I didn't act. It also makes me mad that the cashier didn't just say, "let me just ring you up for some bags" and then ask me to hand them to her. YUCK. I hate the way that whole scene went down--I'm still feeling bad about it. So, the moral of the story is--help when you have the opportunity. Also, bring bags to Aldi.