Sports, Math, and Love: In any Order

We were early for dinner and he was showing me the beautiful gardens surrounding the restaurant. Some with only raked sand, others with rocks or flowers. All with streams, wooden bridges, willow trees and brightly lighted with red lanterns. He noticed a man taking photographs of his wife with garden highlights in the background. You know like, ‘and we were here pictures.’ They accepted Luke’s offer to take a photo of the couple together. The man again selected a setting with a memorable background for the picture. After taking the photo, when Luke was returning the camera to the man he quietly told the man, without the woman hearing, “Take another picture of your wife with a background that is nice, but makes your wife the center of interest. When you’re ready to take the picture don’t tell her to say cheese and get an artificial smile, say, You’re beautiful and I love you. You will get a radiant smile, her eyes will sparkle, and the woman you love and married will shine through. It will be the memory of her that you’ll dream about and the picture of her you’ll keep in your wallet.” Courtney agreed. “That really is nice.” “Yeah, I thought it was too. And so did the picture guy. He sent over a bottle of champagne and a hand-written note that said, You must be in high demand as a photographer. Thanks for sharing your secret. It was signed, A happy husband. “That’s beautiful and romantic. So, did your night end romantically this time?” “Let me just say, he no longer calls me Ma’am.”