More than words
There are words that come across the lips of your spouse that you never forget.
"I love you." These words came during our final semester of college, after we'd been dating for a few months. The words and the moment will be with me forever.
"I do." Before God and 300 witnesses, she committed herself to me in marriage almost eight years ago. Those words stick with me, also.
"I'm pregnant." I heard those words cross her lips in February 2003. In October of that year, our beautiful Daughter was born.
"I punched too many people in the face last night. Now I'm sore." I heard these words flow from her lips last night as we were settling into our seats to watch some Entourage.
One of the spoils of Wife's shopping trip this past weekend was an early Father's Day gift for me: a Wii game system.
On Monday, I set my little debutante up on the Wii Boxing game. And for 30 minutes or so, while I snaked the kitchen sink for the 4,652 time in recent months, the Wife wailed on a series of opponents.
She really let them have it. And she retired a steady progression of opponents.
It was scary in a way, because since I watch a lot of CSI, I know that when you go after someone's face it's personal. There's rage or passion behind the assault.
Okay. Who am I kidding? It wasn't scary at all. It was really fun to watch.
Those boxers the system starts to throw at you as you progress get pretty rough in their own right, so by the time Wife hung up the remote, her forehead was glistening and her arms were tiring.
Ultimately, I'm just glad to know that if anyone ever says something disrespectful to Wife about me and there happens to be a Wii nearby and we can talk the disrespectful person into settling their difference of opinion with a game of Wii Boxing - if all those stars align - Wife will successfully defend my honor.
"I love you." These words came during our final semester of college, after we'd been dating for a few months. The words and the moment will be with me forever.
"I do." Before God and 300 witnesses, she committed herself to me in marriage almost eight years ago. Those words stick with me, also.
"I'm pregnant." I heard those words cross her lips in February 2003. In October of that year, our beautiful Daughter was born.
"I punched too many people in the face last night. Now I'm sore." I heard these words flow from her lips last night as we were settling into our seats to watch some Entourage.
One of the spoils of Wife's shopping trip this past weekend was an early Father's Day gift for me: a Wii game system.
On Monday, I set my little debutante up on the Wii Boxing game. And for 30 minutes or so, while I snaked the kitchen sink for the 4,652 time in recent months, the Wife wailed on a series of opponents.
She really let them have it. And she retired a steady progression of opponents.
It was scary in a way, because since I watch a lot of CSI, I know that when you go after someone's face it's personal. There's rage or passion behind the assault.
Okay. Who am I kidding? It wasn't scary at all. It was really fun to watch.
Those boxers the system starts to throw at you as you progress get pretty rough in their own right, so by the time Wife hung up the remote, her forehead was glistening and her arms were tiring.
Ultimately, I'm just glad to know that if anyone ever says something disrespectful to Wife about me and there happens to be a Wii nearby and we can talk the disrespectful person into settling their difference of opinion with a game of Wii Boxing - if all those stars align - Wife will successfully defend my honor.
posted by Leighton @ My Best Investments at
6:45 PM
7 Comments:
Between the Wii and the UNIX-based OSX Mac, I'm in serious jeopardy of being out-geeked, hermano.
I think your status is safe. Especially when you consider that I understood about four words out of your comment.
And when you consider that when you used the word "jeopardy" I thought of Darrell Hammond's Sean Connery voice saying "Trebek!"
"That's not what your mother said last night, Trebek!"
Between people like you and BooMama and my best friend, all of whom wax lyrical about their Wii's, I'm going to wind up with one of these things before I know it. The pressure is just incredible! ;)
Isn't it cool you could turn something romantic into a post about something called a Wii?! Cool or maybe...strange. ;)
(oh, I tagged you for something , if you're up for it!)
Amanda - Yeah. I've been told I have a gift.
Thanks for the tag! I'm working on the post and should have it up Friday.
I just came across your blog. Your "About Me" brought tears to my eyes. Then your posts made me laugh.
Not that I have mood swings or anything. ;)
That Wii thing sounds fun. I'm so not into gaming, but I think I may get my husband one for father's day. Sounds fun.
A new reader,
Nancy
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