In a Nutshell

No, I'm not referring to the millions of acorns that rain constantly down upon my house, though I should be. It's almost like an en masse attack while my wife and I hunker down waiting for the bullets to subside and for the army to advance and clean up whoever is left over from the massacre. Sometimes a really big one hits the roof or side of the house and it sounds like a squirrel chucked it like a grenade. The yard is littered with leaves and shell casings and looks like a battlefield. It's probably one of the most breathtakingly beautiful seasons of the year. I love autumn, even if I am under attack by conscripts of the natural world.

What I really mean by 'In a Nutshell' is that I saw this comic online and it pretty much summed up my relational life with my wife. For all intents and purposes I am a hardcore gaming geek. Despite all my love of the beauty that surrounds me, I spend more time the digital realm than here in good ole reality. I am known as the master of plebs, the conquerer of worlds, the commander of soup (don't ask), et al.

When it comes to girls, or rather women, I kinda scratch my head a bit. I think I even once mustered the courage to say "Heh, yer a gurrl. Yer purrty ". Which is to say I have about as much game as Shaq had a movie career.

I met my wife at work with her being the intelligent, soft spoken vixen who could see past my skillz (or lack thereof) and see me for the person I am inside. We just kinda clicked. Sure we, from time to time, have our non-clickyness moments, but who doesn't. Imagine if you will my chuckle when my mom found out I was dating a girl and it turned serious (as in marriage), then asked if the girlfriend was older than her or young enough to send me to jail. Guess she was surprised that it wasn't someone desperate or naive. ;)

So how I landed someone as sweet and well rounded as Sarah, that just wants me for who I am is anyone's guess. And before anyone asks, I've never even seen absinthe, let alone been able to get ahold of any. That being said, I just spend time with her watching movies, doing home improvements, going on vacations and such, and she lets me play my video games. And on occasion I get to touch her boobs. It's a win win situation all around.

http://www.movie-comics.com/comic.php?strip_id=241

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