Free things are always fun for me. It doesn't matter if it's coffee at a drugstore or lotion samples in the mall - I love them. I think one major reason I love them is because of their size. Free stuff usually comes in "cute" size. For instance, McDonald's had a promotion Monday giving away free mochas. This was the best free stuff I had gotten in a long time because I didn't even KNOW about it until I got there.
Barak and I are hardly frequents of McD's (not going out to eat much makes us picky when we do), but we were wanting a place to sit and read while my car had some routine work done. We were a little tired of the usual spots, so when we saw the golden arches, we were eerily drawn in. Barak grabbed a seat while I went up to order a regular coffee with splenda. However, instead of the sweet girl behind the counter asking, "Is that all?" I get a chipper, "Would you like a free mocha with that?"
Would I?!
I gave her an enthusiastic, "Of course!" and she then gave me a CHOICE. I could choose between iced or hot, whipped cream or no, and syrup on top! There's no need for me to tell you my answer to all of the above.
The best part was, it was cute-size. Why don't they (all eating establishments) have free-sample-size available on a regular basis? Presentation was everything... It came to me in a clear cup, a little smaller than a kid's frosty at Wendy's. I could see other hot ones being delivered out the drive-through in the same sized insulated version.
Eyes wide, I made my way back to the table, and told Barak all about it. He was definitly happy I was happy, but didn't share in the excitement. I assume boys don't understand or appreciate the same cute stuff I think most girls do.
Barak read his Dostoyevsky and I read my Austin and my free, cute-sized mocha joined us through our delightful McCafe experience.

Moral of the story: Barak is the most amazing man ever for taking me to McDonald's AND getting my car what it needs to keep me safe :)