RRRAAAGGGHHH!!!

Kim and I went to the grocery store the other day for a few things for Caleb's birthday party.  I was in a playful mood, teasing Kim with the cart, over and over again racing up to the back of her feet, as if I was going to run into her.  She always gets so scared I will misjudge the distance and gets quite annoyed, having to both shop and guard herself at the same time.  Perhaps you have felt that pain when a cart accidentally hits you?  No, I didn't hit her...this time.  HA!  Down one isle, she picked up the gram cracker crust for Caleb's pie and moved on briskly, avoiding my continued teasing and leaving me to contemplate possibly adding cookies to our list.  Okay, yes these were for me.  After maybe 30 second or so, Kim comes running back, laughing and clearly embarrassed.  She hugged me tight, almost with tears in her eyes.  I asked her, "what happened?" She replied, "I thought you were right behind me, so I hid behind the edge of the next aisle and jumped out to scare you.  RRRAAAGGGHHHH!!!!  I scared an elderly lady half to death.  The woman looked very annoyed and bewildered and left in a big hurry.  I think she thought I was crazy."  We both proceeded laughing like crazy.  You know, the big belly laughs that genuinely hurt.  Kim felt so bad and so embarrassed.  "I love what a mess you are sweetpea.  You know, this is what happens when you try and get me back."  Yes, she did really get me back later.  We finished our shopping, smiling at everyone, zeroing in on the return grimaces on so many people's faces.  They all seemed so unhappy.  "I don't want us to be like that", we said to each other.  It's important to stay 'Positive and Playful' versus 'Complaining' about everything not going our way or being to our liking.  Our experience is that it makes the world a much better place to live.