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Friday, May. 14, 2004 - 9:31 p.m. (That line doesn�t work, trying to sing it to the Beatle�s �Sergeant Pepper�s�)
Somehow, I was able to convince that beautiful woman to marry me on this date - May 14, 1980. Yes, I had a lotta hair back then, didn�t I? Not that I am going bald or anything, but don�t need the blow dryer anymore. We didn�t really make any plans for today. Lease asked me to check around to see if we could just book a nice hotel room that had a whirlpool in the room. The Mohall Holiday Inn has several suites with just that, but it seems you need to book them just a little bit sooner. The person who answered the phone recommended that I book one now FOR NEXT YEAR! May seems to be a busy month for the bridal suites (As they call them). Wonder why? Anyway�. All of the other options within 45 miles were the same story. SO Lease just told me to forget about it. She said that she didn�t even want me to spend money on a card of gift. I guess that after 23 of these anniversaries, she didn�t think we needed to make a big deal of it. I had a plan, though. We have always had our dinner on our anniversary at the local Red Lobster. This time, she said she didn�t want to fight the Friday night crowds. By the time she came home from Springpatch (and work) it would be at least 6 pm before we entered the place. As you can guess, that is a lousy time to try to get any table in a good restaurant on any Friday night. So here was my plan: I told here that we could just have a simple dinner tonight (maybe a sack of hamburgers and fries) tonight, and then we could have our nice dinner at Red Lobster tomorrow, before the crowds descended on the place. At least that is what I told her�. Instead, I set my sneaky plan into motion this morning. I called her office, but I didn�t use here direct line. I just took my chance with the customer service department. When I heard a male voice on the line, I knew I was in. I told him who I was, and asked him to transfer my call to the woman who drove the carpool this morning. Once she answered the phone, I asked her a simple question: Could she keep a secret? She said she could. I told her what I had in plan. I was heading up to Springpatch as soon as I got off of work at 4 pm. I needed to make a stop at home for a clean shirt, and that MIGHT have made me cut the drive close to the time they would be heading home. All I asked her to do was to make some silly excuse to stay if I wasn�t there by 5pm. She promised me she would, and that she wouldn�t let on what I was doing. Lease called back around 3, and started playing 20 questions on me: Were we eating at home? I told her we would be getting a nice dinner tonight. At home?�.Maybe. I didn�t spend any money on a gift, did I? She said she didn�t have a chance to buy me even a card�.. No, I didn�t buy anything, just like you asked. She knew I was up to something, But I wouldn�t let on what it was. I figured she called at 3, just to see if I left early to buy a gift. He he he� I drove the Hillbilly truck to the spot where the park to meet for the carpool, and I drove her Vibe to Springpatch. I entered the lobby of here Cableco at 4:51. Went to the front counter, and told the woman (I don�t know her), and asked her to page Lease to tell her she had a customer at the counter. Totally fooled her! Yes! BTW- the Springpatch Red Lobster is about 5 minutes from the Cableco. We had a table as soon as we walked in the door. We had a great meal and were headed out the door at 6 pm. Yes, the time we might have been walking into the Mohall Red Lobster. No extra money spent (her rule). And made for a good evening. We went to her favorite store in Springpatch (Gordman�s), and we did a little damage top our checking account. With the bargains we get there, I don�t mind the total at the checkout counter. And now , here we are, home at a decent hour. I am quickly typing this while Lease takes her evening bath. I think there is something she bought tonight at Gordman�s that was more for me than her (if you know what I mean)��
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