The hypothetical situation that almost hypothetically ruined an anniversary

First - I must tell you that before Ray and I were married, we had to complete "marriage counseling" sessions with our pastor.  During one of those sessions, we examined - in depth - the way our parents react to situations, values they handed down to us, and practices we have unwittingly adopted from them.

Next - I'm going to tell you several hypothetical stories.  These are of "sensitive" issues, so I don't want you to think - for even a moment - that they could be about me or my family.

Hypothetically, there is this couple that had an anniversary.

Hypothetically - the wife in this couple unwittingly inherited many habits from her own father.  One of those habits was a relaxed attitude about things that are not "essential."  For example... this wife's father (hypothetically) probably has at least one vehicle in his driveway that is not inspected... Hypothetically. 

Get the picture?

So - hypothetically - the husband surprised the wife with a great night of fun for their anniversary.

The husband made dinner reservations, had flowers sent to their table, and took the wife out to play a little roulette - which this hypothetical wife liked to play once or twice a year.

It was a great evening and the couple left when they broke even - they didn't even lose any money.  Everyone was all smiles and love.  It was at this point that the hypothetical situation went awry.

As the hypothetical man went to retrieve the flowers, the hypothetical wife went to ask the nice security guard where she could cash in her chips. 

That is when it happened.

The hypothetical security guard asked the hypothetical wife for her license. 

And lets just say... for argument's sake... that the hypothetical license was expired.  Hypothetically, because the wife had put on a few pounds and didn't want to be fat on her license photo.  And .... hypothetically ... this security guard wouldn't let the wife back on the floor... and .. ahem... called for more security back - up.

And the hypothetical husband rounded the corner as 2 hypothetical security guards are arguing with his hypothetical wife over her hypothetical license that the husband told her to renew months ago.

Got that mental image?

Sort of a romantic dampener.

I sure am glad this story is all made up - otherwise - some people were probably in trouble... or at least very thankful they have an awesomely forgiving husband.