The "My Wife Hit A Homerun!" Story

Opening my Christmas gift as my daughter and granddaughters watch.

It was an ordinary day.  Sitting in our living room with my wife, three children, son-in-law and daughter-in-law and three grand- children.  The tree is aglow on this misty morning as we have our annual Christmas exchange of gifts around the Christmas tree.  The room is filled with excitement and voices fill the air with laughter and many "Thank You's".  Our oldest granddaughter just opened her box filled with Uggs and headed across the room to give Carol and me a big hug.  After about half an hour of excitement there was one very large box left.  And …. it had my name on it.  My daughter had brought it along with her on her trip from Maryland a few hours ago and had placed it on the coffee table, not saying a word about it until I was handed the gift.  Label on it said "To Larry from Carol".  Seems my wife didn't trust that I might open it ahead of time to see what might be in it.  Well, I opened the box wrapped in a Santa Claus paper to discover there was another box inside wrapped in a bright green paper.  

The Present!

Box after box followed until there was one small box remaining.  All eyes were on me as I opened the one final box in my lap.  I opened the red foil tissue paper and there they were …. two tickets to opening day at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia to see my beloved Phils play the San Diego Padres.  My wife had really surprised me this year!!  Never went to an opening day game, but I'll be sitting in Section 201, Row 10, Seat 23 with her by my side in seat 24 on Monday, April 11, 2016.  Pretty neat gift!  And, next to my Schwinn Bike that my Aunt Doris gave to me when I was 10 years old and the brushed aluminum hubcaps that my parents bought me for my first car, a 1953 Henry J, the tickets were the most unexpected gift I ever received.  If you happen to be visiting the game on the 11th, stop to see me and say "Hello!"  I'll be the guy with the huge smile on my face.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.