Five years of marriage, and I've managed to fall in love with Gail more with each passing day. Now, I know that marriages have a tendency to fall apart; in 5 years, we've had our share of difficulties. But I want to make sure that when it does end – if it does -- we'll be able to look over each day and say we lived it to the fullest.
But right now, I had to find Gail a gift for our fifth anniversary. For all my blabbering about living life to its fullest, it took my secretary to remind me of our anniversary. I decided to take the afternoon off from work and raid the local mall. It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon; I was hoping the mall would be empty. As I plowed the rain soaked streets, I passed in front of Gail's flower shop. I slowed a bit, and noticed the 'back in an hour' sign. Strange. I came to the parking lot for the mall and pulled in near the entrance. I was right about Tuesday being a slow day – half the parking lot was empty. I braved the downpour, dashed for the entrance, and set my mind on picking up CDs from Al Jarreau and Luther Vandross.
I saw Gail in the shopping mall. She went from window to window, unsure of her next purchase. I followed her from afar -- this was the reason the shop was closed. I snickered when I realized I wasn't the only one with a faulty memory. Finally, she walked into a lingerie store. There was nothing I liked more than to see her body wrapped up in something soft and frilly I could remove to get to the good parts.