Later, bye!

Posted by Jordan

Okay, so here is a picture I took of Jaicee's cousin Emily (formerly Ross) Berkley, her husband Steve, and their little boy Max. They also have another one on the way!


Emily has been a regular guest in our home since Jaicee and I got married. She's more like a sister, really, than a cousin. And when she got hitched to Steve, he became like a brother to me. We're about as close to Steve and Emily as anyone on earth. I LOVE those guys... And apparently I expressed those feelings to Emily in no uncertain terms over the phone last night.

I had just finished talking to her about the three of them coming over to our house to play some games... And stuff like, "Can we borrow your crock pot?" and "Yes, we have a puzzle you can borrow." You know, just the regular sort of stuff. Call ends, I hang up.

Five seconds later, I haven't even put the phone down yet, and Steve is calling me back. Hmm. Must've forgotten something.

"Hey, what's up?"
"Jordan. Tell me the honest truth: Did you just profess your love to my wife?"

Confusion and mild panic start to envelop me.

"Uuuh... what?"
"Did you say 'Love you, bye' to Emily just before you hung up the phone?"

I start shaking with laughter both from embarassment and amusement.

Now, I have to tell the listening audience that Steve and I had this conversation long ago. That is, we discussed how sometimes you get in the habit of saying "Love you, bye" to your wife, and then you accidentally let it slip when you are getting off the phone with your brother or something:

"Alright bro. Talk to you later. Uh-huh. Yup. Love-- uh-- luh, love...steak. Love steak! Yeah, man, I love steak. I'm really in the mood for some steak. I'm going to go tell Jaicee to cook me one right now! A big one! Medium-rare, just like I LOVE!! LOVE STEAK!! BYE!!!!"

Hang up. Cursewords.

I once accidentally opened the car door for my buddy Rob during the time that Jaicee and I were dating. I stood there looking at him for just a second, holding the open door, then I slammed it shut, told him to open his own dang door, and marched proudly around to my side of the car and got in.

Yeah, slip-ups happen. But it is particularly awkward when it is somebody else's wife. Ugh.

Just for the record, I don't deny that I may, in fact, have said "Love you, bye" to Emily, but I am pretty sure that I said "Later, bye." Later, bye...Love you, bye...it's pretty close, especially with the cell phone signal we get around here...

In any case, Steve, please don't be offended. Truth is...

I love you too, man.
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