Yesterday I was with Greg in his truck running a few errands.  He began to drive in a “carpool” lane after an intersection and I was surprised and said, “Greg – what are you doing in this lane?”  He looked over at me and calmly said, “because we’re carpooling ”  Now this sounds reasonable, doesn’t it?  But at the moment I was having an “out of body” experience – and to me – Greg was the ONLY one in the vehicle.  I don’t know why – I didn’t feel invisible – just NOT there.  Weird.  We laughed about it all the way home.  Haha – Greg’s ALL ALONE!!!

Then today we were in line getting coffee at the Fairwood Starbucks – and we had to wait – so we were deep in conversation.  I finally said, “Do you know what I’m going to have?”  and he said, “No – but I bet the people behind the counter would be interested to hear it.”  Wow.  Such a nice guy – that husband of mine – EVERYone’s a comic.  Well – if you know ANYTHING about me at all – even a little – you know that I can find the humor in just about ANYTHING.  When I was a very little girl – I used to tell my parents and sister that they “looked funny” at the dinner table – would laugh hysterically – and then couldn’t eat for laughing so hard!  And today was NO different.  The way Greg quipped back at me – and was so “superior” in the way he said it – well you guessed it – it sent me into hysterics.  I almost couldn’t order when we got to the front of the line.  The guy taking our order, luckily knows us – but was slightly amused as he said, “you guys always have so much fun”.  Yes.  We do.  Then when he asked Greg what he wanted – I was quick to say, “don’t you want to tell me first – I’m sure they can wait”  (har har)   When life is tough – pressures and situations hit you – if you can’t find laughter in it – you may as well “pack it in”.

One time my daughter and I were at a McDonald’s  drive thru and we were giggling so hard the person taking our order couldn’t understand what we were saying.  I’m not sure if we were able to order anything or not – can’t remember – but we sure did have fun.

One time about a year ago – Greg and I were at another Starbucks and the guy behind the counter taking our order had a really silly sounding voice – and I tried SO hard to be controlled and not laugh.  But it’s a little like being in church when you’re NOT supposed to laugh – and then EVERYTHING’S funny.  And I knew I shouldn’t laugh – but I couldn’t help it – everytime I think about it – it sends me into fits of giggles.  Luckily Greg was with me and he ordered for me – so I could just go to off to the side, wipe my eyes and giggle away.

One time Ashlee and I were looking for the theater in Issaquah to attend a musical.  We got lost – the stupid directions were wrong – of course  - and we called “Dad” to see if he could guide us.  I calmly told him that the street didn’t exist where we were supposed to turn – and he informed me that we were WRONG.  He said – and I QUOTE – “where ever you are – TURN LEFT”  Well I knew that wasn’t right.  It was a park – for goodness sake.  But he was ADAMANT about it – so turn I did.  Then I was like “it’s a park – now what”?  So Ashlee tried to assess the situation with her Dad on the phone – and I tried to navigate the “wrong park turn” and all of us were getting very upset.  I could hear Greg’s voice getter louder and LOUDER – and finally I said to Ashlee, “just hang up on him”.  Which she promptly did.  We have had MORE fun with this over the years.  One time when Ashlee was with a friend in Portland – they were lost too and the guy friend on the cell phone told her, where ever you are – TURN LEFT” – so I guess it’s a “guy thing” after all.

Have a healthy dose of laughter today

God Bless