This is a special edition of “This Week In Paradise”, because it was 30 years ago
today that Cheryl & I were married: May 28th, 1982. Of course, being a pastor and pastor’s wife, we have not had any difficulties at all; it has been smooth sailing; just one, unending “Paradise”! 😉
The King of Paradise
Cheryl had been on “Cloud 9” for weeks since we had begun dating in November of 1979, and had told everyone at her job about this great guy she was now with. They all said they couldn’t wait to meet me at the Christmas party that year, held at the owner’s home. The evening came, and we made our way to the very nice residence. As we approached the home from over a block away, with cars parked all up and down the streets, we could see that the house was lit up for the occasion, and I remarked to Cheryl that it looked like the front door was open. As we walked closer, Cheryl could see that the door was not indeed open, but rather there was a clear glass door that the lights from the home were shining out of. She assumed that I saw that too. She was wrong. I did NOT see it! I walked right up to the door and SMASH – right into it! Blessedly, I did not break it, but the impact knocked me down, and my glasses flew off my face and onto the ground. People inside were, obviously, startled, and were all staring at us as we tried to gather our wits about us. Utter humiliation now replacing any vestige of pride (or sympathy) Cheryl quickly said, “Let’s get out of here!” Dusting myself off, and picking up my glasses and whatever remained of my dignity, I said, “No, come on, let’s go in.” Thus Cheryl very sheepishly got to introduce her “dream guy” to her work associates. The initial ignominy had just abated, and we were all standing in the buffet line, when someone observed that I had left my nose print on the glass door, which everyone in line could clearly see as they passed! Continue reading
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