(another episode in the continuous saga of the "Anonymous Family". again to protect the innocent and the guilty, no real names will be used.)
"TO THE END" : A Real Life "real Life" story
It is midnight, Tuesday.
ANONYWIFE collapses in bed after 1 conference, 2 countries and 4 plane rides.
She turns to ANONYHUSBAND: "Boy, Am I TIRED!!! We still have that Real Life Run on Saturday. Oh man! I haven't really prepared for this run."
ANONYHUBBY turns lovingly to wife and says these memorable words: "Don't worry, I'll stay with you. I'll do whatever you want, honey. If you run 15, I'll run 15K. If you run 10, I'll run 10. If you run 5, I'll run 5. If you run 3, I'll run 3. I'll stay with you.
Oh what a gallant man, this ANONYHUBBY is! Especially since I (oops) I mean, ANONYWIFE knows he can run endlessly and tirelessly. They decide to run 5k together. How blessed is ANONYWIFE!!!
Saturday, 6 am. Real Life 5K is about to begin.. ANONYWIFE is at starting line together with Lynn Nawata and Therese G. ANONYHUBBY appears.
ANONYHUBBY turns to wife and says loudly: "Where were you? I was looking for you!"
ANONYWIFE (surprised): "Wow! You're really staying with me?!?" ANONYWIFE's friends are impressed!!! ANONYHUBBY declares out loud these memorable words : "I WILL BE WITH YOU TO THE VERY END !!!!" TO THE VERY END!!!" Wow! How blessed is ANONYMOUS wife!
So there they stand,the 4 of them. 3 female friends & 1 devoted hubby. UNTIL...the gun goes off. And BAM!!! ANONYHUBBY is nowhere to be found. All that's seen is a cloud of smoke.
I don't know what it is about men and the starting line gunshot. There seems to be some Pavlovian instinct embedded in the brain of men that wires them to compete. One gushot and WHOOOF!!!! off they go like the proverbial rabbit chasing that elusive carrot.
So ANONYWIFE runs and loving ANONYHUBBY is nowhere to be found in the entire length of the 5k.
Finally, ANONYWIFE crawls into the FINISH LINE, red face, muscles quivering, sweaty and tired. Lo and behold, guess who appears? Ah yes, a familiar face... it is loving ANONYHUBBY, freshly changed, smiling. Long done.
ANONYHUBBY (big smile): "Yay, you made it!" ANONYWIFE: "And where were you?!?" ANONYHUBBY (big, innocent grin on face): "I was running and finished early."
ANONYWIFE (one eyebrow up); "And whatever happened to that famous line..."I'll BE WITH YOU...TO THE END' ?"
ANONYWIFE's FRIENDS: "Yeah, whatever happened to '...TO the end???'" ANONYHUBBY is flustered. "Uh,Uh...did I say that???" 3 Females eye him: "Uhuh."
ANONYHUBBY replies; "Uh, Uh, I meant...AT the end. AT the end! "I'll BE WITH YOU...AT THE END!!!"
Yeah right!!! And that is why from the time of Adam, women have had a hard time believing men.
And after 27 yrs of marriage, married couples still go to Couples Retreats.
