Wow what a day! I don't even know where to begin. Okay for all of those who don't know it, I'm a Starbucks kinda gal. Gimmie an iced quad (4 espresso shots over ice) and I'm good to go. Well, this morning I decided to break in routine. I had gotten Anna to school early and had time to get a little bite to eat and a drink before heading to work. I walked into Starbucks but then decided I wanted something different. I then went over to Dunkin Donuts. The minute I walked in like 3 workers were ready to take my order and I hadn't even checked out the menu yet! After a minute another customer came in so they focused on her for a moment but then quickly asked me again, "Can I take your order?". Sheesh the pressure. So I decided on a tuna sandwich (don't judge me - their tuna is delish and not too mayonnaisey) and an iced tea. I was holding my daughters Nook eReader in one hand and was texting my friend Amy with the other. I had to retrieve my wallet from buried within my bag and pay. I did so and took my change and receipt and stepped over to wait for the food. After putting my change away I wanted to continue my text with Amy - but I couldn't find my phone. I turned my purse and pockets upside down and nothing. I musta lay the phone down on the counter for a brief moment to get my wallet and I do recall a guy pretty close behind me ordering a coffee. I asked the staff guy to review the camera video but he said it was locked and he could do nothing till the manager came. :( Oh man, I was so pissed that someone would do that. I had to call my boyfriend Daniel and tell him the phone, which he purchased for me recently and was in fact a nice shiney new white iPhone 4S, had been stolen. Anyhow I went to work and thank goodness my phone had the Find My iPhone' feature enabled. But unfortunately we were unable to get any signal, which I suspected the guy had gotten on the train which is right outside Dunkin Donuts. And to top it off I had my phone unlocked so there was no security code needed. DUHHH. So Daniel was able to set the phone to wipe clear all content remotely which it did like 10 minutes later. What a sucky way to start a Friday, huh? Anyhow I called DD later and they told me they have the guy recorded knocking my phone onto the little carpet and kicking it away a little to make it seem like it was his which dropped as he was leaving the store. Not nice! Then after all this I also see that my bank accounts overdrawn. It freaks me out a bit thinking somehow they figured out some of my bank info from my phone so quickly. But it's not the thiefs fault - it's because my building decided to cash a check I had used to reserve my rooftop party room but then canceled the party - from Last Month!!! GRRRRRRR! To make a long story short - kinda- Daniel wound up taking my old iPhone 3gS and having it reactivated. And thanks to Steve Jobs and the innovation at apple, all my info was synced in the cloud and everything from my 4 was saved and reinstalled on my 3 :) and without any additional fees at all. And in a weird twist, I have a potluck party scheduled on my roof for this month so that's seemingly already paid for. So I guess in the end it all worked out in one way or another without ending too terribly. So today I want to thank God for the ways He works things out, Daniel for knowing what to do and dealing with the phone, and Steve Jobs for all my stuff being stored and retrieved effortlessly.
Today's takeaways-
1- ALWAYS lock your phone with a pass code
2- protect your device with insurance (I didn't and a new phone will cost over $600 - hence me using my old 3GS!)
3- make sure to watch your checking account and the checks that should be returned to you
4- pay attention when people are close to you in a line
5- NEVER go in to Dunkin Donuts ( cuz you know in Starbucks this would never have happened! )
Happy weekend y'all
Xoxo
-me
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