It was on the morning of Sunday, August 23. I remember having a nice dream. I think I was driving a car down a long road. The wind was blowing through my hair and I didn’t have a care in the the world. The sun was shining, the landscape was beautiful, and I was driving freely in my brand new corvette. The feeling was wonderful and I knew that nothing in the world could feel more right. Nothing could go wrong…
It was then that I crashed the car. I was thrown about – lights flashed in my eyes – and I had this groggy feeling as if my body had been tossed head over heels. As I began to wake (I was dreaming, after all), I realized that I had not crashed at all. Rather, something had attacked me. Furthermore, lights were flashing in my eyes and the screeching filled my ears, much like that of brakes being jammed at the last moment. I can remember cracking tried eyelids to see something in the far distance.
Deciding that this must be some sort of trick of the mind, I started to roll back over and climb back into my Corvette for another drive. I crashed again… Only, this time, the car was not moving. How could I crash a car that was not moving? The screeching was still there… or was that screaming voice? An excited voice? Steeling myself for whatever may be laying in wait, I cracked my eyelids again, only to see:
My mind seemed to almost register that something was going on, but, being the stubborn / talented sleeper that I am, I closed my eyes again. This time, I crashed long before I even thought of getting back into a car. Being mostly awake at this point, I realized that there was not a crash at all, but bouncing. Someone was jumping on my bed. Also, the screeching was not that at all, but a voice – a voice I knew and loved – telling me to wake up. The voice was excited. Resigned to defeat, I managed to open my eyes to a squint to see the source of the disturbance.
I am still dreaming, I think. I understand what that this is, but I don’t comprehend what it means. Looking up from the object of my attention, I look questioningly at my loving wife. She smiled and whispered, “You are going to be a Dad.”
So, after confirming with the specialist, dancing about the house w/ Crystal on several occasions, and expressing many thanks for answered prayers, I am happy to announce that Crystal and I are with child. :)