You know it is going to be a great day...

You know it is going to be a great day when you leave your house late and are waiting for an even later taxi. Such was the beginning of our day. But, as we were waiting for our cab, our doorman came out to practice a little english with us. My first thought was, "I don't have time for this right now." Apparently, I did. So he spoke in spanish and Liz and I gave him the english translation. It went something like, "you are my great friends, not fat friends, but great friends."
He tried the english version a couple of times before blushing and saying that his english was very bad. Liz and I encouraged him to try the words again. We had time. He practiced some more and we encouraged him some more. Finally, the cab showed up, but before we left he blessed us in spanish saying, "God bless you today." Then he crossed us. We responded with the blessing in english but no crossing. He smiled big and returned to his post waving goodbye. Liz and I jumped in the cab and took off smiling as big as Tito smiled.

You know it is going to be a great day when your doorman blesses you, crosses you, smiles at you, and waves goodbye.