Wednesday, December 14, 2011

I Should Have Been a Spy...Or At Least A Therapist

In January 2008, I began my internship at Target. My internship required me to work in each area of the store to learn how everything functions together. On my second day of work, my boss told me that I would be working with the Assets Protection team (otherwise known as, the guys the catch shoplifters).


I made my way to their office and walked in. There sat my future (now current:)) husband. He was sitting there watching a bunch of cameras on television screens looking out for shoplifters. I loved working with these guys for a few days. The idea of watching people when they had no idea anyone was watching them was fun to me.


Fast forward 4 years. A lot has changed and I am now married to that handsome man I met, but some things never change--he is still watching out for shoplifters. 


Day in and day out, Eric watches people. He has mastered the art of sneaking around, and loves it. I, too, have always loved to "people watch". You always wonder what people are thinking, where they have been, what they have done with their lives. Much of our time together while we are out and about is watching and listening to other people interact. The other night at dinner, for instance, there was a couple sitting next to us. You could clearly tell they were on a first date. Eric and I smiled at each other, knowing this was a conversation we had to listen in on. They met online. He left the Mormon church and is an Aggie. Both are divorced. Both are bitter at the world for all of their problems...and so on and so on. Our dinner was spent mostly in silence enjoying listening to them.


Eric's passion for his job and my love of people watching would seriously make us the perfect spy couple. If only the government would hire us. Or, I could get my masters to become a therapist and sit and listen to people talk about their lives, which is a pretty close second to being a spy. I may just have to look into it.


The next time you are in public, don't do anything stupid. You never know who is watching you. :)