As with all Fridays in the office, there was magic in the air. Or perhaps it was just the gas fumes from the nearby construction machinery. But whatever the cause, Celeste and John both simultaneously experienced the same hallucination of a walking burrito, which inspired today’s journey to the newly opened East Coast Burrito shop. John was feeling lucky and willing to bet that the much anticipated eatery would be open for business, unlike last time when he convinced us to brave the oncoming traffic only to find that the Grand Opening that they advertised was neither Grand nor Open. We hope that this same luck will stay with John till tomorrow night as our hopes and dreams all ride on our group lotto ticket.
John and Celeste envision the perfect Walk-O-Rama mascot – a walking burrito
Upon viewing the online menu, our belief that this burrito shop was indeed Walk-O-Rama perfection was confirmed when we saw the option for Build-A-Rito. Clever. Like us!
This menu also made Kristen and John very hungry, which motivated them to up it into high gear all the way to their destination. Despite the attempt of the others to take a super secret shortcut to shave a few feet off the walking distance, Kristen and John were already sipping iced tea and lemonade by the time the whole group assembled. We looked as though we had traveled through the wilderness for days. Hair was disheveled, grass trimmings adorned one walker, and a general look of fatigue could be seen on everyone’s weary faces. We can’t wait till they deliver.
Though all the menu selections looked equally tasty, and though the Build-A-Rito option added an extra layer of complexity that might give any angry hungry person a headache, we all were able to order quickly, and were served with equally impressive speed. Adorable brown paper bags of chips were provided, just like mom used to give us for lunches when sending us off to school. One walker seemed to recall a memory that these bags inspired and frantically checked inside to make sure there was no note from mom that said “Don’t come back” inside. It was not, so we shall return to East Coast Burrito someday, likely soon.
Some people were apparently more excited than others to try out a new restaurant
Kristen thought this was exaggerated by an X or two, until the burn set in
Don’t worry, we will
So many delightful options and somehow we ended up back at work
The route back had everyone on edge. There were so many dangers that needed to be overcome along the way – such as a busy road to cross and a steep hill to climb – and we were much heavier and sluggish than we had been on our way there, putting us at a disadvantage. Like cheese on a mousetrap, some predator had placed a chair in a netted enclosure, clearly meant to ensnare tired and/or lazy travelers walking along the path. It was this hunter’s lucky day, for such a pest was tricked into taking the bait!
Ooooo…to our members an unmanned chair is like a huge hunk of cheddar to a hungry mouse!
Got one!
Though we considered leaving him there for the weekend to think about what he’d done, we encouraged him to escape so we could all continue on together (except Kristen, who tried her best to block his exit). We all strolled back to the office together, motivated only by the thought that there were only a matter of hours until the weekend would be upon us.
We hope you will join us next week when we hope to take advantage of a day as nice as this one!
Walk-O-Rama 