I got a text from my wife yesterday morning at 9:45
which began as follows:
“I’m
toying with an idea…”
Perhaps never in the history of texts has there been
typed a phrase more pregnant with possibilities than this one. These are five
words that could mean anything, they hang there producing fear, dread,
excitement, expectation. What on earth is she up to? Has she been overcome with
a vision of how to redecorate our bedroom? Has she been surfing the internet
and discovered some exotic locale for our next vacation? Has she decided to
quit teaching and become a celebrity chef?
“…what
would YOU think of…”
Uh-oh, now she has placed the decision in my hands.
Great! If I say, no, I’ll be the one responsible
for crushing her dream. On the other hand, maybe she is just employing a figure
of speech…what would YOU think…as in this is what we’re going to do, I hope you
like it. Or maybe she really is seeking my permission. Calm down man, it’s
just a text!!
“…of having
a fire this evening…”
Hmmmm. Very interesting.
“...and
inviting Mom and Dad and Sharon’s family to come have hot dogs and s’mores for
dinner?”
So, last night there we all were sitting around the
fire-pit and roasting hot dogs on a delightfully cool night in August. It’s
probably the first time in my life any such thing had been done in Richmond,
Virginia in August. I associate many things with this particular month, but
sitting around a campfire isn’t one of them. It was a wonderful idea that
sprang from the mind of my wife, perhaps the most hospitable person on the face
of the Earth.
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