As we move into fall (the best season ever), we get closer and closer to the holiday season. While summer may have the fun outside weather, can you really beat the leaves changing colors, warm drinks, and cool evening with sweaters on? I didn’t think so.
The other good part of the fall arriving? Holiday season!
The holiday season is that period when there are consecutive holidays back to back. One of the most popular holidays in the U.S. is Christmas and for good reason! Who doesn’t love the movies, present, and general Christmas spirit that accompanies the times!
The story of one couple shows us the Christmas spirit perfectly.
Alan and his wife were well into the season when something unexpected happened. Alan’s wife had a dog that passed away on Christmas Eve. While a dog passing is never an easy ordeal, the event happening so close the Chrismas made things even harder. It’s hard to have a ton of joy when you are still grieving.
Well, what are husbands for if not to cheer up wives when they are sad?
While not written anywhere visible, the unwritten rules of being a husband include the famous “cheer up your wife when she is down” clause. As a husband, a sad wife is a perfect opportunity to do something kind. For Alan, his wife was about as upset as you can get.
In a time crunch, Alan got to work.
Running around and getting things organized, he enacted a plan that was SURE to cheer his wife up. On Christmas Day, only 24 hours later, he revealed what he had been planning.
Holding up a sign, Alan was covering a puppy!
Hiding behind a hand-drawn sign, Alan had gotten his wife a puppy for Christmas! Unbeknownst to her, she was about to get a bit more emotional than she was expecting this Christmas.
Alan called out his wife’s name and asked her to come into the living room.
Opening the door, all she sees is Alan standing across the room with a sign in his hand and something hidden behind the other. His wife starts laughing (already a win for the husband) and drops her things to come a bit closer.
Walking into the living room, his wife sees him lower the sign.
When he drops the sign hiding the puppy from view, it’s an absolute tear fest. Jumping up and down and finally falling onto the floor, his wife is a wreck. From grieving to Christmas to getting a new puppy, she has been through the wringer of emotion!
Letting out a chuckle, Alan knows he has “done good.”
She finally holds the little puppy, causing another round of crying. There is something cathartic about holding a little innocent body in your hands like that.
As if on cue, the pup licks some of the tears off his new mom’s face.
Naming him Marlin, the couple has a new edition to their little family. As one dog passes on, another takes up their role as a protector (and snuggle buddy). This husband definitely won some brownie points this Christmas!
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