The most exciting thing of the day...

So, there I am, just about at the end of my day serving soup, when I caught a glimpse of a familiar face walking through the mall. We both did a double take and then I realized that lo and behold, there was Jared! Jared was my neighbour at home from the time I was in high school. He moved to Vancouver a year or two ago. When I decided to move out to Vancouver, my brother gave me Jared's e-mail address. I found out at that point that he was indeed in Vancouver, but in January would be moving up to northern British Columbia to work. So, imagine my surprise today seeing him in the mall. I think that he was just as surprised. What are the chances??? We talked for quite some time. As it turns out, plans changed and he is back in Vancouver, and incidentally lives only a few blocks away from the mall that I work at. We exchanged numbers and will likely get together for coffee sometime in the near future. So, that was by far, the coolest thing that happened today. I was very excited about the encounter... it really made my day. Hooray for familiar faces amongst a sea of strangers :)