Saturday, January 10, 2009

Give Me Strength

The title is deceiving - this is not a sad post today. Well actually it kinda is.

My husband's birthday is just about a week away and one of the things he's been wanting is a pair of 35 pound weights, well that and a Buck Roar (don't ask it's a deer hunting thing). So I go to Dick's Sporting Goods to fulfill his birthday wish and I find exactly what I'm looking for at an even lower price that I had found on the Internet.

They are on the bottom shelf so I bend down to pick them up.

They don't budge - not at all.

I squat in my high heels to try to get the good ole legs involved and try again. They move, but not much.

I get up and walk around to see if I can find someone to help. No one but other women in the store who don't look that much bigger than me.

I try to find a cart. Maybe, just maybe if I can do a quick power lift into the cart I can get them to the counter. But then, I would have to lift them out of the cart again to put them in the car...hmm, no cart in sight.

I said forget it. I called my husband and told him the story who got a wonderful laugh. He'll get to see the purchase of his own presents today. Maybe I do need to make a resolution to work out this year!

7 comments :

  1. Hahahah...great story!!! I dread the day fiance asks me to get him anything bigger than 20 lbs weights. Not even sure I could grab those for him!

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  2. Aww you're so sweet. I'm sure your husband will be happy..

    I try to work out at least 3 - 4 times a week, not to lose weight, but gain some muscle. I think I'm getting stronger and stronger. And it's great way to relieve my daily stress. You should definitely try!

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  3. I lifted something heavy once without a cart, and as I was walking, I lost balance, and toppled a basketball net.

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  4. Imagine how happy your postman would be if he read this. He'd be thinking "Damn! Imagine MY embarrassment if she chose to order online"

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  5. HaHa! Sometimes it's just so hard to surprise them isn't it?! At least you know he's happy with his present and you put a lot more effort than I would have into lifting!

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  6. Haha, that is a pretty funny story!

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  7. lol i feel your pain. when i get a pkg here at work that weighs 35-40 lbs (usually once a day), i have a hard time lugging it off the ground (why do they insist on putting it on the floor when my desk is rightthere?) onto my desk.

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