This year I decided to play an April Fools joke on John. We have never really celebrated this holiday... I didn't ever know why until today. I realized (after the joke) that I don't like playing jokes on people because I do not enjoy the anticipation of their unknown reaction. Ding ding ding... that should have been my signal to NOT do the joke. But, of course I did it anyway. I don't know what suddenly provoked me to think of such a joke, but when I bought a pregnancy test for Jack, it came in a 2 pack. So, it was just laying around upstairs, taking up space, just dying to be used. So, I asked my (pregnant) friend Ariel to take the test for me. I wrapped it all up in a box with a ribbon and went to pick up John from school. I assumed that by the end of the day the joke wouldn't work becuase someone would have reminded him that it was April Fools Day. Boy was I wrong. He ripped open his "present" and held out the pregnancy test that read: "PREGNANT". He said, "WHAT? Honey are you serious? Oh babe, I'm so excited!" It was then that he hugged me, and I almost burst into tears because I felt so bad. Seriously, I got that huge lump in my throat and I was fightin the tears. "This was NOT a very funny joke!" I thought. I felt HORRIBLE! I would very soon have to take this excitment away from him and then what?... ha ha... funny joke, and then it would all be over. LAME! Well, the guilt in me lasted about 2 minutes when John asked the question, "How far along are you? When was your last 'girl week'?" I looked at him and said, "I'm on it right now". The wheels started turning and he said, "I thought you weren't suppose to have those when you're pregnant". I replied by saying, "you're not". He thought about it a little longer, looked over at me, and I shrugged my shoulders and a gave him a half smile and then it hit him. "NO! You wouldn't joke about this? You mean to tell me that this is a joke?" I sheepishly said, "Happy April Fools Day!?" He about died. His emotions went on a high speed rollercoaster in those 2 minutes. He went from extremely shocked, to very excited, to overwhelmed, to confused, to shocked again, to dissapointed and ended up being slightly relieved (simply because I'm not on maternity insurance right now). He did say that "It was the best April Fools Joke ever played on him!" Way to go me...I guess??? I honestly didn't think that it would turn out to be such a cruel joke, and I had no idea that he was going to get so excited... Sorry sweets! He still can't believe I did that to him... neither can I.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
April Fools
This year I decided to play an April Fools joke on John. We have never really celebrated this holiday... I didn't ever know why until today. I realized (after the joke) that I don't like playing jokes on people because I do not enjoy the anticipation of their unknown reaction. Ding ding ding... that should have been my signal to NOT do the joke. But, of course I did it anyway. I don't know what suddenly provoked me to think of such a joke, but when I bought a pregnancy test for Jack, it came in a 2 pack. So, it was just laying around upstairs, taking up space, just dying to be used. So, I asked my (pregnant) friend Ariel to take the test for me. I wrapped it all up in a box with a ribbon and went to pick up John from school. I assumed that by the end of the day the joke wouldn't work becuase someone would have reminded him that it was April Fools Day. Boy was I wrong. He ripped open his "present" and held out the pregnancy test that read: "PREGNANT". He said, "WHAT? Honey are you serious? Oh babe, I'm so excited!" It was then that he hugged me, and I almost burst into tears because I felt so bad. Seriously, I got that huge lump in my throat and I was fightin the tears. "This was NOT a very funny joke!" I thought. I felt HORRIBLE! I would very soon have to take this excitment away from him and then what?... ha ha... funny joke, and then it would all be over. LAME! Well, the guilt in me lasted about 2 minutes when John asked the question, "How far along are you? When was your last 'girl week'?" I looked at him and said, "I'm on it right now". The wheels started turning and he said, "I thought you weren't suppose to have those when you're pregnant". I replied by saying, "you're not". He thought about it a little longer, looked over at me, and I shrugged my shoulders and a gave him a half smile and then it hit him. "NO! You wouldn't joke about this? You mean to tell me that this is a joke?" I sheepishly said, "Happy April Fools Day!?" He about died. His emotions went on a high speed rollercoaster in those 2 minutes. He went from extremely shocked, to very excited, to overwhelmed, to confused, to shocked again, to dissapointed and ended up being slightly relieved (simply because I'm not on maternity insurance right now). He did say that "It was the best April Fools Joke ever played on him!" Way to go me...I guess??? I honestly didn't think that it would turn out to be such a cruel joke, and I had no idea that he was going to get so excited... Sorry sweets! He still can't believe I did that to him... neither can I.
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Melanie Gouchnour,
You ought to be ashamed of yourself. While hilarious, that "joke" was quite cruel playing with your husbands poor emotions like that. John, don't worry about it buddy, I would have been excited too, and probably a little relieved. :) Take care guys, Logan
That was the best story I have ever heard!!! Thanks for the laughs...I have thought so many times of doing something like that to Andy, I am glad you had the courage!
HAHAHA. I'm laughing and almost crying at the same time--that was such a perfect description of what happened! Even better than what you told me over the phone...OM MY GOSh. You are the bomb...especially because you felt so bad! I'm laughing at you, not JON!
Do you know how many times I have wanted to do that to Alan? He made me promise as soon as we were married that I specifically could not lie about that to him (even on april fools day). So I haven't. But I'm sure glad someone else did. That's hillarious.
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