When the call came in, my body tensed.
“OH MY GOD! YOU ARE NEVER, EVER GOING TO BELIEVE THIS!”
His voice was high-pitched and screechy.
He was so loud that it was hard to make out what he was saying.
My heart began to race. He travels for work, though I knew he was in the Memphis area that day. Plus, accidents happen no matter how far you are from home.
Senses heightened, I asked, “What happened? Are you OK?!”
He screamed something else that was completely inaudible.
I cursed his damn cellphone earpiece.
My heart began to pound out of my chest.
I asked again, “Are you hurt? Were you in an accident?”
:: No, I’m fine. I’m just THRILLED!
(confused silence from me)
: Did you not hear what I was saying?
“No. You were screaming like a banshee and your voice was so high-pitched, I couldn’t make out what you were saying.”
::Guess what’s coming to Memphis?
“What?”
::Our very own CHIPOTLE!
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The Burrito is landing for the first time in Memphis, Tennessee, and I’m pretty sure I know who its first customer will be.
We just got one in Knoxville but I have not been yet. I’m guessing I should go try it out, huh?
Um, yes! Did you really need to ask?
Oh my god Liz, you have me dying over here.
I don’t get screaming phone calls, and thank the lord for that, but I DO get picture texts full of exclamation points in order to fully drive the excitement home. Case in point: The day I received a message with a picture of a brand-new gas grill. Sitting in my den. That pretty much told me everything I needed to know.
This comment is awesome.
Right down to the grill sitting in your den.
That’s it we can’t be friends anymore. I LOVE Chipotle, what are the chances it’s coming to Reno? Yeah exactly…
It’s simple. You need to move.
LMAO!!! I could see my husband getting that excited over this!
You are too funny. If my husband called me shrieking from the road I would assume something was terribly wrong too. Glad your man is so happy! It takes so little for them sometimes huh?
I would be the one getting crazy hysterical over burritos! I totally know the feeling!
LMAO! He must be incredibly excited!
I’d be screaming, too! What have you done without a Chipotle all this time?!?!?!
Hilarious! My husband is insane over Chipotle. Every time we talk about eating out he pipes up with: Chipotle? Their chicken is too spicy for me.
Chipotle? Never heard of it. Had to look it up.
Like the food integrity idea. We need one of those on my street.
-CK
ooo, there is one just 15 min. from here. We’ll have to try it out next date night. Thanks for the heads up
LOL I am such a Chipotle fan that my first guess may well have been “Are we getting a Chipotle?!”
On any given workday you can see at least a dozen Hayneedle employees lunching at the one closest to us here in Omaha.
(ps – the ones here have a jar you can put your business card in and then? they draw a card and that person gets like a dozen burritos delivered to their office for lunch. FOR FREE!)
Just in case you have another one of these incidents – that may be the cause of the screaming.
<3
Cate
I could see him stopping by every day and dropping off his card.
Then stocking our freezer with them since he works out of the home!
Omgosh that is hilarious!!! I would have thought something was wrong too! He needs a good slap…and then he should take you out to eat!!
You are right. How did I not think that I needed to use this to my advantage??
In Craig’s defense- it’s pretty big news.
lol too funny. Chipotle is good but for me with lactose intolerance not even my lactaid pills could stop the force of the cheese on the chipotle chicken tacos. Chipotle chicken tacos are delicious but are now my personal kryptonite.
Oye. Men.
Ohhh, be very, very careful with the chips! They’re addictive in a way I never knew possible with tortilla chips. The lime and the salt, mmmmmmm.
The lime is what I love about their rice, too.
Haha! The burrito is landing! I love it!
This makes me laugh – I’m totally thinking of Will Ferrell in “Anchorman” screaming “I’m trapped in a glass box of emotion” followed by a ton of mumbo jumbo that no one can make out. Oh, Craig. We love you and your high-pitched screaming.
I’d be that freakin’ excited too! I miss Chipotle SO much since we moved to a smaller town that doesn’t have one. I keep saying I’m going to open one but there’s already a similar place here but it’s just NOT as good.
Um, glad he’s okay tho.
Oh Liz, he’s gonna take YEARS off your life, that man! I hope he exhibits as much excitement when you get a new bra and thong set….
Burritos are good, but yeah. Heart attacks, not so much.
With as particular as he is with his diet, this is pretty shocking, right?
Ha! People do get really excited about Chipolte. Can you believe that I’ve never eaten it??
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We used to have a Chipotle right down the street from us, and I never liked it. Yep, I’m one of those weird people that doesn’t LOVE Chipotle. Sigh.
We love Chipotle! Pathetically I would probably scream, too, if one of my favorite restaurants was being built near us.
Ack-I’ve never heard of nor eaten at Chipotle :/ I’m so bummed that I’m missing out on some amazing experience! Especially if Craig is shouting about it!
OMG that is so funny! We dont have one
Oh my gosh. I’d kill him.
I totally understand his love, maybe not his absurdly high level of excitement, but his love, yes.
Squeee for your hubs!
HAHA I got a call very similar regarding some sort of speciality food truck. Sigh.
I love it! I remember when we got our first Chipotle – the hubs & I were so excited! We fell for the massive burritos while visiting my cousin in Denver. I just wish ours served Corona likes hers does!
This is the only restaurant we can go to that makes all 3 of our teenagers happy!
One tortilla from Chipotle has 500 calories. ::gag:: So, yeah. Go with the burrito bowl.
AMEN sister! (We got one in New Lenox in December 2010 … and I’m in HEAVEN!!!)
So funny what guys get excited about, huh? I am a big fan. Of both Craig’s enthusiasm and Chipotle. We haven’t been in a while and now, after reading this and some of the other comments, I’m craving it.