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| Beautiful path along the water |
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| Metallic Steve Maden sandals for the beach |
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| Lake Michigan |
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| He's really cute- I can't help but take pictures:) |
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| Adorable down town Grand Havens |
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| My favorite beach "cottage", as they call them. Doesn't look like much of a cottage to me! |
If you've been in a long distance relationship before, you know how important quality time is. On Friday, Henry planned for us to go to the beach- Grand Haven, to be exact. It was the perfect day of quality time. The clouds moved just behind us and the beach we were on, so it was all sunshine! I even got a little sunburn to prove it :) After our walk from town onto the beach, we relaxed on the sand and took a little cat nap. We walked back and had a delicious dinner at a yummy steak-house-grill-type-place. Steak and mashed potatoes is my very favorite meal, so I was in heaven!
As if the day couldn't get better....
After we finished our meal, our waitress cleared our plates and asked if we wanted dessert {to which we declined because we were stuffed!} Finally after a couple trips to and from our table without delivering the check, our waitress came by and gave us the most exciting news:
"I just wanted to let you know the couple who was sitting behind you took care of your meal tonight. The tip and everything is covered!"
After a few seconds of silence on our end, I looked at Henry to find his face of shock, and of course I started tearing up and giggling- I couldn't believe it! The waitress proceeded to tell us that they thought we were a cute couple and wanted to do something kind for us. Wow!! Never in my life have I heard of a stranger picking up a rather large tab for someone else. For the following 45 minute drive home, we couldn't talk about anything other than what had just happened. Pure amazement! On second thought, maybe we should have ordered dessert ;)
Happy Thursday!
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this is so so amazing. i nearly have a tear in my eye haha. it's inspired me so much. what beautiful people.
ReplyDeleteand you and henry are so gorgeous together. i just saw some photos of you two tagged together on fb :) so cute. im so happy for you xx
Wow what a kind couple! Your kindness must have shined through from a table away!
ReplyDeletei bet that you guys are just so happy and so much in love and both such good people that it shows.... and makes other people realize what it is to love...i think they were just showing their appreciation. :)
ReplyDeleteThat was a gift from God! Too cool! Love it when He does fun, unexpected things. And you are right...time to pay it forward and share a blessing with someone else.
ReplyDeleteComing from a girl who was in a long-distance relationship (and ended up marrying that "boy"), I know this was a special weekend. Glad you enjoyed it!
What a great little story. Every now and then I pay for the coffee of whoever is behind me in the drivethru.. maybe I should go bigger some time! Glad you two got to spend some quality time together!
ReplyDeleteQuality time is def key :) Sounds like a lovely day. It's so nice to know there are still kind souls out there. What a treat! <3
ReplyDeleteYour blog has been making me super homesick the past two days! Two of my very favorite places on earth :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible act of kindness! You 2 are so cute!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures and a great story!! Made me smile...
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet! Im glad you had such a great time.
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet! Im glad you had such a great time.
ReplyDeleteI once grabbed some lunch at Wendy's and the cashier informed me that the lady in the mini van in front of me paid for my lunch, and that she always pays for who ever is behind her when she drive's through!! I hope to someday be in the position to do that for other people!
ReplyDeletehow amazing :) you two are a very sweet couple, by the way. i love michigan, we've got family there and we're going to stay on a lake there this summer, can't wait!
ReplyDeleteanyway, my husband and i were on the receiving end of something very similar on our honeymoon! we went to a nice restaurant and after stuffing ourselves and getting ready to pay the bill, we were told that someone had already paid it for us! we figured out that it was someone who worked at our hotel and was honored that we took his suggestion to go to the restaurant he recommended and wanted to treat us since we were on our honeymoon... it was so sweet and surprising! nice to know that kind of thing goes around!
Goosebumps! I love this. it makes me want to cry happy tears. Hehe I’ve had someone pay for me going through the tolls before, something so little but so sweet. So of course, I do that all the time now, or pay for someone’s food in the morning drive-thru’s. But to have a big dinner picked up like that, is so unexpected and sweet!
ReplyDeleteGoosebumps! I love this. it makes me want to cry happy tears. Hehe I’ve had someone pay for me going through the tolls before, something so little but so sweet. So of course, I do that all the time now, or pay for someone’s food in the morning drive-thru’s. But to have a big dinner picked up like that, is so unexpected and sweet!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is SUCH a cute story!! Love that and love that you two got to experience such a sweet act of kindness together! xo
ReplyDeleteWow, that is SUCH a cute story!! Love that and love that you two got to experience such a sweet act of kindness together! xo
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool. And he's a cutie too! :)
ReplyDeleteWow--what an amazing story, I have goosebumps! That kind of thing really makes me smile--there are so many kind people out there!
ReplyDeleteI think your relationship with H is a gift and blessing from the Lord. We were blessed to be able to spend time with you and feel like its totally a God thing the way he puts certain people in your lives! Love yall!
ReplyDeleteaww!! that is amazing :) you are definitely a deserving gal of little acts of kindness :) love that you are going to pass the kindness on; you have inspired me to, as well! XO
ReplyDeleteYour Michigan posts make me giggle, Michaela :) And I am so glad you were able to go out to Grand Haven! It's such a beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteThat was so sweet of that couple! Grand Haven is one of my favorite little beach towns (being from MI and all) :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you are enjoying your trip. I remember the first time I saw Lake Huron outside my in-laws home, I told them point blank, "that is NOT a lake, it's too big to be a lake, it looks like the ocean!" LOL What a sweet thing for that couple to do.
ReplyDeletethat is the sweetest thing i ever heard of ) how lovely for them to do that! xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a gift!
ReplyDeleteFor the first time since I moved away from home for college I have a piano again, thanks to my sweet husband who tracked one down for me. I was so excited I blogged and facebooked all about it. Two days later I got a call that someone had paid to have it tuned for me. I still have no idea who gave me the gift, but every time I sit down to play or watch my girls bang out a tune I am grateful.
Wow. Love this story. LOVE IT! Hearing things like that make me want to be a secret messenger of grace everywhere I go! Just found your blog today, and had such a lovely visit here. So nice to "meet" you!
ReplyDeletethat's absolutely the sweetest :)
ReplyDeletewhat a nice surprise to a deserving couple!
So precious!! Y'all must be quite the couple. ;)
ReplyDeleteOmg that is so sweet!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet!!! I love thoughtful people...makes me want to do something cute like that and make someone's day. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet story! And your pictures are beautiful too!
ReplyDeleteGrand Haven is beautiful! I've been once but only to the pier. I'm so glad you got to go and explore the town! & it was so sweet of that couple to pay for your and Henry's dinner!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that is seriously amazing!! What a precious gift. And yes, so important for us to remember to pay that forward when we can.
ReplyDeleteThat is Michigan/Midwest love for you! I used to hear stories like that all the time but never here in WA :/
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! Gift from God! Enjoy eachother! XOXO
ReplyDeleteLove all these trip pictures...and your boy is too cute! What a sweet gesture from that couple...maybe you reminded them of themselves when they first got together? I pay for the person behind me at the Starbucks drive-thru everytime. I'm always panicked some day it will be a person making the run for his entire office! :)
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