sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name...

so, today, i realized something...

i should have realized it a long time ago... and then, i should have realized it last weekend, then earlier this week... and then yesterday... but it took today to make it a reality for me...

here's the story (not about a lovely lady)...

i love mexican food... that has to be center to the story for the rest to start to make sense...

of all the mexican food in little rock, i happen to love senor tequila the best... (we don't have a u.s. border cantina...) i love the salsa... i really like the guacamole... i like the fajitas, burritos... all around, it's my favorite... plus, there are several locations in the area... so regardless of where i end up (near work or home... or someone else's home... or wal-mart or church), there's one nearby...

i have eaten there multiple times in a week... it's true... (realization opportunity #1)

sunday came, and chris and i were trying to decide where to eat dinner... and landed on mexican... while senor tequila (who, on my bank statements comes up as "senor tequilla") is not his favorite, he went there with me... mostly, i think, to keep me happy and to not make me eat the gross salsa at la hacienda that everyone that i know, including chris, loves... and senor tequila is cheaper than on the border, which i also love, but not as much...

so, in order to get what i want, i've now coerced another person into going there to eat dinner there... but it was wonderful... (realization opportunity #2)

i've gotten in the habit of going to senor tequila for lunch on mondays... because their lunch special on monday is fajitas for $6.00... that's a deal... seriously!!! with tax and tip, it is usually in the neighborhood of $8... because i'm a good tipper... so monday comes, and i remember that i just had senor tequila on sunday night, but it's "fajita monday," so i must go... and because it's "fajita monday" (which is basically a holiday to me), i go... and i have to convince someone to go with me... because one can't do fajita monday alone... sharing is better, as with any holiday...

so, i've hit twice in one week... not as uncommon as it should be, and probably a bit excessive... and i've also rambled on about fajita monday in crazy-speak and all my friends know about it at work and are now avoiding it...(realization opportunity #3)

i signed up for mint.com this week (yesterday)... and i LOVE IT... it breaks down my purchases and shows me (conveniently) where i've spent money... luckily for me, it doesn't lump all the senor tequila locations together when it sorts them and lists them... i mean, i've looked at my bank statement online, but it's just a list... not a pretty pie chart that shows just exactly how ridiculous i can be with my spending habits... now, thanks to mint.com, i know that senor tequila is one of the places i spend money most frequently... not the grocery store... not the gas station... but senor tequila... (realization opportunity #4)

so, today... i have been pretty good about eating food i brought with me to work this week... not eating out as much... and working through lunch... but today, i needed to get out of the office... no one wanted to go with me, and it was too late to call friends not at work with me, since i was hungry right then... so, of course, i make my way down to my favorite lunch spot...

today's special was a burrito for $5, so i opted for that... because i love them and it's cheap... almost moe's cheap, if you ask me...

and i sat and worked a sudoku puzzle while i ate... just hanging out...

and i go up to the counter to pay...

the guy behind the counter looks at my ticket and says, "no fajitas today?"

my name is robyn and i'm addicted to senor tequila (specifically, but not limited to fajita monday).

just a few minutes...

i just have a few minutes... still juggling 2 jobs, church, and regular life... and now i've managed (or tried to, anyway) to throw another someone into the mix.

he is wonderful... seriously...

but i doubt he's ready for me to spill my guts (and his) on such a public venue...

one month in... i've been waiting for red flags and warning signs... and so far... not one... all signs point to yes. (what is that thing that the magic 8 ball says? is that it? anyway... green lights, blue skies, walking on sunshine...)

so i've jumped in... falling quickly...

it's the best feeling ever...

and time is up... off to work i go.