I woke up the next morning, and I felt great. It was Saturday, and I was planning on having a great time. I was going to a game with my friends, Mark and Jack, and I had been excited for weeks. We had planned everything out, bought T-shirts, the whole 9 yards.
And then I remembered my wife.
"Um, hi Ruby." I slipped into the living room, where she was sitting on the couch, fiddling with the T.V.
So," She asked "What do you do with this thing?" I sat on the couch next to her. "You watch it." I grabbed the remote and flicked to the news station, where they were talking about coffee.
"And then what? You just sit around and do nothing?"
"Well, yeah."
"Huh." She stared at the screen, confused. "Why?"
"Well, sometimes it's to get information, and other times just for entertainment."
"So what's going on now?" She inquired, gesturing towards the screen. "They're talking about the price of coffee."
"Is that what you consider entertaining?" I sighed. "No, It's to help you make an informed decision."
"Oh."
She watched for about a minute longer and stretched her arms. "This is the stupidest thing I've ever seen."
"And, by the way," She added "What happened to those reading lessons you were going to give me?"
<Shit!> "Uh, well, I..." Ruby's ears perked up, and she smiled. "How about this: You show me how to read, and I help you... Live a little?"
I was intrigued. "What do you mean "Live a little?"
"Look at yourself, Rick. You sit on a couch and watch T.V. all day. You get excited over sitting around with a bunch of idiots and watching men play with balls. All you ever do is nothing. So, I want to change that."
It took a while for her words to sink in, but I quickly realized that she was right. I hadn't gone anywhere, met anyone, or done anything great. I was just some guy.
"So Rick, how about it? Let's get a life." I faced her, and simply said "O.K."