Midnight Trip to McDonalds

Okay, so the other night after everybody went to sleep, I decided to stay up and watch a few missed tv shows. About halfway into Dawson's Creek, I started getting hungry. At first the craving was for Spaghettios and Meatballs, but it quickly went to a good old McDonalds hamburger and fries. So I get my happy tail up at 11:50p.m. and decide to sneak out of the house to satisfy my incredible need for that healthy food my baby needs. I must add that it was raining and I was wearing mismatched pajamas and no bra--but I didn't care as long as I didn't have a wreck! I just knew that McDonalds was open all night so I headed off to the McDonalds on Cloverdale road. I saw a big sign that said "OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT." I swear y'all that I pulled up at 11:55. They'd already cut the lights off of the menu but I waited at the speaker for somebody to say "Welcome to McDonalds. Can I take your order?" NOBODY! As if they could hear me (maybe they could..the workers were still in there.), I said, "You have got to be kidding me. FINE, I'll just go to another McDonalds." Oooooh, Scarlett. That will show them! So I drove off and went to the one in North Florence. THAT one is the one open all night. So I was so excited. I promise you that when I pulled up in the drivethrough I was the 10th car---AT MIDNIGHT and NOT on a weekend! Who knows! I got to the speaker and the guy said, "Welcome to McDonalds. Will this be cash or credit?" Okay, so a little different than the traditional greeting but whatever. I said, "Actually it's a debit card." Would you believe he then said, "I'm sorry mam but our credit card machine is down right now." I said, "How long will it be down?" He said, "about an hour". I said, "Um.....I guess I'll have to do something else." I almost cried my eyes out. I didn't have ANY cash with me. I knew the other day at Wal-Mart that I should have selected 'cash back' and gotten a 20, but I thought, nah, I won't need it. I always try to keep a little cash in my wallet for emergencies. I pulled over into a parking space and looked for change in my car only to see a little bit. I scrounged around (is that a word?) and got every coin I could find in my car. I had a total of $2.16 and one Canadian penny---which I was gonna sneak in there and hope they didn't notice if needed. I got BACK in line and waited all over again and my total came to "$2.14!" I really believe that God helped me out that night--even over a little pregnancy craving. I just don't know what I would've done without my McDonalds that night. I put my extra 2 pennies into the Ronald McDonald House fund to express my gratitude. Needlesstosay, it was an eventful night!