Sunday, August 17, 2008

Something funny happened on the way to the forum

Yesterday Jonathan and I went to Steak N Shake. Being the protein-obsessed pest that I am, I kept asking the waitress how many ounces were in the meat of my burger, how big was the shake I was drinking, etc. What follows is our conversation as we were getting our check.

"What college do you go to?" the waitress asked politely.
"Umm..." I said, surprised, "Hebrew Union College for grad school."
"Oh!" she exclaimed. "My friend is getting her degree in nutrition and has to keep a count of what she eats. I thought you were doing something like that for UC or Xavier [University of Cincinnati and Xavier University, the two big schools in the area]."
"No," I replied, "I'm pregnant, and my midwife wants me to get a certain amount of protein per day."
"You're PREGNANT?!" she said, shocked. "You don't LOOK pregnant!!" Then she made me stand up to see my belly.

So apparently,

1) I don't look pregnant sitting down. And
2) I still look like a college kid.

This makes me think that other people seeing me on the street think that I'm just another 21 year old who's gotten knocked up. Sigh.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hope you gave that girl a BIG tip!

Jessica:) said...

We walked through a casino on our vacation. I got carded on the way in (but the bouncer specifically insisted he did NOT need to see Michael's ID). Minimum age requirement: 19. At least you look like you're IN college!

Anonymous said...

I read this entry every day just to start my day off with a big laugh! I love your conclusions!!!
Love you too!
Mom

Michal said...

Becca, you can be sure we did!

Jessica, OY!! There MUST be extenuating circumstances, you look at LEAST 23 or 24. :)

And Mom, see, these things never happened to you on bedrest!