harleydog
25th December 2006, 16:30
This Christmas has had to be the best one yet. Last May after 22 years in the nuke industry I resigned due to health reasons. After talking it over with the wife we decided I would take the summer off and relax and catch up on some remodeling of the house which we have been doing for the last 3 years. After the summer was over our savings were getting some what low and at my age the market for jobs were looking grim. I went back to college to get a new trade and am still doing the school stuff. Well the xmas holidays started approaching and we decided to set a budget for the daughter so she would have a good Christmas and we the parents would not get for each other this year.
I was feeling a little guilty about not getting the wife nothing so I dug deep in my gun safe and found a couple ruger single actions I have not shot for years. I sold them to a buddy and bought the wife a diamond set she has wanted for some time. I thought at least the wife would have one nice gift on Christmas morning and this would get her goat when she opened it. I have always enjoyed giving more than receiving and could not wait for her to open her gift.
Well Christmas morning the daughter started passing out the gifts and there was one sitting in front of me and I woundered what the heck. It was from Santa and I had no thought of what it might be. We set and watch the daughter unwrap her stuff and then it came time for the wife to unwrap hers. She came over and gave me a big hug and said thank you but said you did not have to do that. Now it was time for me to open mine. I pulled the paper off the box and it was a white outer sleeve with colt printed on one end. After removing the outer sleeve there was a nice blue box with a nice colt emblem on the top. I was shacking as I opened the inner box and out jumped a special combat goverment in 38 super. I was just speachless. :scared: What a great wife I have. I would not trade her for anything. We have only been together for 5 years and each year just gets better. Just to pass on to the rest of the forum members, just remenber when things seem like they are getting a little low there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. I will post pictures and a range report soon. And to eachand every one have a happy holiday and a great new year.
Harleydog.
I was feeling a little guilty about not getting the wife nothing so I dug deep in my gun safe and found a couple ruger single actions I have not shot for years. I sold them to a buddy and bought the wife a diamond set she has wanted for some time. I thought at least the wife would have one nice gift on Christmas morning and this would get her goat when she opened it. I have always enjoyed giving more than receiving and could not wait for her to open her gift.
Well Christmas morning the daughter started passing out the gifts and there was one sitting in front of me and I woundered what the heck. It was from Santa and I had no thought of what it might be. We set and watch the daughter unwrap her stuff and then it came time for the wife to unwrap hers. She came over and gave me a big hug and said thank you but said you did not have to do that. Now it was time for me to open mine. I pulled the paper off the box and it was a white outer sleeve with colt printed on one end. After removing the outer sleeve there was a nice blue box with a nice colt emblem on the top. I was shacking as I opened the inner box and out jumped a special combat goverment in 38 super. I was just speachless. :scared: What a great wife I have. I would not trade her for anything. We have only been together for 5 years and each year just gets better. Just to pass on to the rest of the forum members, just remenber when things seem like they are getting a little low there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. I will post pictures and a range report soon. And to eachand every one have a happy holiday and a great new year.
Harleydog.