chip chippity chipper.

{The drink in question}

The Starbucks barista forgot my order, and there I sat for twelve minutes coming up with a good argument demanding my money back. I was going to cleverly defend myself and the fact that I should not have to remind them that I just payed them five dollars for a coffee and they had forgotten about it. 
My speech was so detailed, so well prepared, so rehearsed. I went up there expecting a timid teenage girl to drop her head and apologize. Instead, I was greeted with the most irritating, chipper, high-pitched voice. "Here's your drink. Where are you headed today?"
Where did she think I was headed? I was sitting right there the whole time. If I was headed somewhere I would have saved time and gone to the drive thru. I put my head down and pointed to my seat. Angry thoughts ran through my head. "Doesn't she know what she just did? Does she realize that I do not want to come back to this place ever again because of her forgetfulness? Why is she talking like that!?" I was so taken off guard with her cheerfulness despite her obvious failure that I just bit my lip and walked away after I whispered a meek "thank you."
Even though I didn't do anything wrong in this situation, it was kind of silly of me to get so worked up about it in my head. I should have responded back like we are called to do in Ephesians 4:1-3, "I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called. With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace."

Next time something like this happens, I'll be the chipper one that takes everybody off guard!