A Tradition No Longer......

Several weeks ago I wrote about our Krispy Kreme tradition and how Daddy just can't compete with the doughnuts on "payday Fridays".

Well, this past Friday our plans were a little different. Greg had decided to ride his bike to work the Thursday before, which meant he couldn't very well ride home Friday morning with two dozen doughnuts under his arm (although that would have been a funny sight). So, Greg came up with the idea that he would ride to Krispy Kreme and the kids and I would just meet him there. He even wanted all the kids to stay in their jammies, to add to the excitement factor.

So, very early Friday morning, the kids and I piled into the car and headed to Krispy Kreme. I could feel the anticipation building up in the kids as we drew nearer to Krispy Kreme. They all watched out the windows in excitement, trying to spot Daddy on his bike as we made the left turn onto the access road leading to Krispy Kreme. As we entered into the driveway, I noticed the building looked rather sparce....things looked strange through the windows. I pulled up to the front of the building to get a closer look and.....sure enough.....a notice....that can't be good.....very hesitantly I read.....

"This location is CLOSED, please visit one of our other locations." 

WHAT????

Yes, there it hung.....this horrible notice just taunting us and mocking us as we stared in utter shock! How could this be??? What will we ever do? How will I break the news to the hungry doughnut addicts in the back seat? It was difficult, but I had to do it! The looks of sheer disappointment on their faces was just too much to bear...

So we all wept bitterly!

Okay, maybe not, but we wanted to! This would certainly be the end to one of the kids' most coveted traditions! The other Krispy Kreme locations are just too far to continue our "payday Friday" doughnut run.

Once we, somewhat, got over the shock of the closure (I mean, after all, Greg was just there two Fridays before.....they could have warned us), we remembered that we were still waiting for Greg to arrive. When he arrived, we broke the news to him gently, packed up his bike, and headed for home with heavy hearts and empty stomachs!  My poor babies!

I guess we'll have to come up with another "payday Friday" morning traditon! .....Sigh.....

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