You Scored Points, Honey!

This is an email that was sent to me by a fellow employee at my school (I think she sent it to me as she knows I've been trying out Feng Shui practices in my classroom).

Anyway, I read through it, and realized it was one of those "send it to 6 people, and your life will improve to your liking" things. Figuring that I'd like my life to improve to my liking, I sent it on to six people. One of the people I sent it to was my husband.

When I sent it, I included in my email that my husband and I "failed at #6." We got married four months after we got engaged because we had some good friends who were going to be leaving the country for two years, and we wanted them at our wedding.

This email exchange happened on a Friday. It just so happened that I left school soon after school was out, so I didn't see any replies until the following Monday. That Monday I got to school, turned on the computer, and clicked open Outlook. I saw a reply came from my husband. I clicked it open.

It said, "We may have failed at #6, but at least #7 was true (at least for me...)." Read on to see why I said, "Oh, maaan...." outloud to myself in my classroom on a Monday:

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it
cheerfully.


TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.


FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.

FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.


SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.


SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.


EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.


NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.


TEN..
In disagreements, fight fairly.. No name calling.

ELEVEN.
Don't judge people by their relatives.


TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.


THIRTEEN! .. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'

FOURTEEN.
Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.


FIFTEEN. Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.

SIXTEEN..
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.


SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.


TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone.
The caller will hear it in your voice.

TWENTY- ONE.
Spend some time alone.


Poor guy, though. He sent me that sweet email reply on Friday, but I didn't see it until Monday. He must have wondered how cold my heart had become to not have even mentioned his reply all weekend...