Where...are..the..bagels???????

It has taken me a week to write this post. I could lie and say that I have been trying to come up with the perfect way to express my feelings over the situation that occurred, but really, I've just been busy.

Last Friday I was especially hungry around 8:00. I walked into the kitchen at the typical time. The room was empty.

There were no bagels.

"Okay," I thought, "Let's give it a couple minutes."

I returned to my cube. I continued writing for about 15 minutes.

I wandered back into the kitchen.

Still no bagels.

"Alright, maybe they're running late. I will give them another 20 minutes."

I returned to my cube. I attempted to do work. I couldn't. My stomach was rumbling. I was nervous.

I mentioned the lack of bagels to one of my editors.

"I guess they're riding here on bikes. The economy must have gotten to them too."

Not funny.

I returned to my desk.

"Okay, I will give them until 10. If there are no bagels...I will go down to the deli...and...pay for a bagel."

10:00AM rolled around, and there were no bagels. I walked to the deli in dismay. I ordered a breakfast sandwich: ham, egg, and cheese on wheat bread.

I could not bear the idea of paying for a bagel on a Friday.

I had been spoiled. At this point I needed a bagel to do my work.

Was this it?

Was this the end of bagel friday?

Should I be concerned?

Could they not afford bagels anymore?????

What happened to The Bean Bag?

My mind raced.

There were no bagels that day.
***
Today I was nervous.

I did not know what the outcome would be. I was not sure if last week had just been a blip, or if bagel friday was gone forever. I packed oatmeal and a banana just in case. I ate them when I got to work. Today was a big day.

I could not smell any bagels around 8. I continued to work on my stories. I handed them in, and wandered to the kitchen, not optimistic.

There it was. Order had been restored.

Einstein Bagels! Asiago cheese, pumpernickel, wheat, plain. More variety!

Cream cheese containers spread everywhere. Low-fat, high-fat, heart-attack flavored!

"It was a blip!!!" I thought to myself.

Bagel friday is back, refreshed, and tasty as ever.

I suppose you have to lose something in order to realize how much it actually means to you.