Yes, it’s true, I received another proposal for marriage today.  Now I can’t be sure if this is actually #24 or not, but there have been quite a few over the years.  Many of them have been amusing and today’s was no exception.  In fact, today’s proposal takes the cake!

I led an orientation class today for brand new lifeguards.  In my regular fashion, I brought some coffee cake and fruit to sweeten the deal of a two hour New Employee training on a Saturday morning.  Not familiar with the ways of the aquatic world when it comes to food, these new employees barely touched the food.  So I brought it to the guard room and in about 2.6 seconds, every crumb was devoured and every grape picked off the vine.  Yes, my staff had indeed missed me (and no doubt, the delectable treats I bear) during my leave of absence.  A little while later a conversation occurred between me and one of the male guards, we’ll call him Young Suitor.

Young Suitor: “Mav why are you so sweet to us?  Bringing us food and being all thoughtful.”

Mav: “Well, I just like to appreciate people and I use food because cooking/baking is something I’m good at.”

Young Suitor to other guards in the room: “Man she is an amazing woman.  I tell you, a woman that knows how to cook is a woman that knows how to take care of a man.  And that is the kind of woman I will marry.”

Young Suitor to me: “Mav, can we make a pact–when you turn 30 and if we’re still single can I marry you?  Because seriously, you’re awesome.”

Mav: “Well, Young Suitor, today is your lucky day because I just turned 30 and I’m totally single!”

Young Suitor: *look of utter shock; coughing, sputtering, choking on piece of food.