This One's For the Girls

Despite a monthly menstrual cycle, rollercoaster emotions, and the dreaded anticipation of childbirth, there are definitely some perks to being a girl. Take for example that we have no responsibility to make the first move or that a small pimple can be neatly put into hiding with a little make-up. Yes, being a woman definitely pays off, literally.
Last night I went out with a couple of my girls from High School. Whitney, Kjarinda, Britny and I began the night by viewing the new film, "My Sisters Keeper" {be sure to bring a box of tissues along if you go to it}. But the real fun began when we made a quick stop at Applebee's. Nothing too out of the ordinary happened until the checks came. Our kind waiter, Elijah, understood that he was waiting on four ladies and knew what might come of the night if he pulled the right moves. He first turned to me and informed me that the two strawberry lemonade's I gulped would be on him. No charge. And rather than giving me the 80 cents change, he rounded up to a dollar. Britny was next: same story with the lemonade's. Whitney's total came to $2.15. She paid with a ten and dear Elijah gave her nine dollars back in change. What a gem.
Because he had been so kind, we thought it only fair to leave a phone number for him. Although none of us were the least bit interested, he did give us our food almost for free, a small gesture like that was the least we could do. Britny volunteered to sacrifice herself for the team and wrote her 10-digit phone number on her bill. We so wrongly assumed that we would be able to skedaddle right on out of the restaurant without seeing Mr. Elijah again, but somehow we misjudged the timing of it all and didn't take into account that Kjarinda needed to wait for him to return her credit card. He performed his waiterly duties and returned the card, then slyly rested his elbows on the back of our booth and eagerly questioned, "So, whose number was that?" Awkwardly, Whitney, Kjarinda and I immediately pointed a guilty finger to Britny, who just as awkwardly raised her hand. Elijah, bless his heart, tried to play Mr. Cool Guy and attempted to reply with a smooth, "Cool. Well take it easy ladies." And sure enough, Britny received a text just minutes ago reading, "So what's your name and age? This is Elijah from Applebee's."
Sometimes there are sacrifices that must be made, such as giving a number to some poor sap, but the reward of receiving free lemonades for such an act makes it all worth it in the end. There are some definite perks to being a girl and having beautiful friends. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.