As we approach our three year anniversary, it is becomimg apparent that there are facets of Joey that I didn't know about before we got married. And you may say to yourself " Of course, silly! That's what we tried to tell you!" But until you're actually in a marital relationship, you can never fully understand or comprehend the words of advice from the ones who have gone before you. So after three years, I've discovered a few things about Joey that I will share with you here (don't worry... it's all clean stuff).
1. He really enjoys (emphatically) to watch sports! He follows the college and professional football teams, watches the NBA finals (which are happening now), makes every effort to see the World Cup Qualifiers, and catches the tail end of the World Series. He'll watch any game that is a close match-up or between long-standing rivals-- so that also will include tennis, NASCAR, woman's basketball, and golf [at this point he'd like me to tell you he doesn't watch 'AssCar', nor does he watch girls basketball. And rarely does he watch golf, but I've seen it on the TV before in our house]. The new sport that's been on our TV in the last week is hockey. I've never seen him watch hockey before, but it was a close match-up AND between long-standing rivals... the two qualifications that make a game REALLY exciting for him.
When I met him, he didn't really watch sports (as far as I knew), but somewhere between my move to Australia and our wedding, he became an avid fan. I'm waiting patiently for him to be interested in Australian Footy!
2. He has always wanted to ride a motorcycle. It's been a dream of his for his whole life, but I just learned about it over the last year. So recently he took a motorcycle riding class that focuses on defensive driving. Then he got his license. Then he looked on craigslist and bought a motorcycle! He got the gear, too, (helmet, gloves with hard knuckles, and a jacket with smash-proof padding) and now he's ready to go riding!!
He actually bought the bike from a guy that lives down the street from us. It was serendipitous. After he gets a little more experience on the bike, then I'll go riding with him. In the meantime, I'm going to save up for a helmet, and the such.
He's super jazzed about having a motorcycle!! I haven't seen him so happy in a while!! It's a good thing. I'm sure you're curious, though, as to how I feel about all this (because so far, everyone I know has asked me...)... and I'm ok with it all. Joey is taking motorcycle riding very seriously, with great caution, and great care. And he didn't buy a sports bike! I'm confident that he'll be responsible and safe. So there it is.