A Hubs Story

Early in the week my husband came home as giddy and excited as one could be. He had the same excitement level a 10 year old boy has on Christmas morning. The discovery that had him so over the top excited was a sword. Someone left a sword behind and he discovered it. A sword complete with a cover and impressive handle.

I, however, did not share my husband's enthusiasm. I mean it's a sword...who cares? This isn't the set of Game of Thrones! What do we need with a sword? Where is this sword going to go in our house?

My husband instantly noticed my lack of enthusiasm as he showed off his new discovery. So in an effort to "convince" me this is a great find, he told me to try it out. Suddenly there I was with this sword in my hand as my husband coached me on how to handle it. He asked, "are you feeling the power yet?" Then excitedly announced, "babe, you're holding a sword, isn't it cool. Feel the coolness."

I'm still waiting days later to "feel the coolness". I asked him what we're going to do with this thing? He said it will come in handy if there's ever a "zombie apocalypse".  To which I responded, "can't we just shoot zombies? We have more than enough guns in this house." I was quickly informed by Brad, "zombies might not be able to be shot, we might need this super cool sword to take out the zombies". Yes, this really was our conversation! Whether or not he was actually joking about a zombie apocalypse I don't know? His favorite things to watch center around aliens and zombies overtaking mankind. So who knows?

All I know is this dumb sword has been given a spot on our mantle over the fireplace. It does not go with the décor! This is not the Medieval times. This is not King Arthur's Court. This thing has got to go. I'm not sure when? I'm not sure how? However, I'm sure it will be going bye-bye. I will of course humor him for a little while and let him display it on our mantle but it's not staying!  I would love to just get rid of it. Does the Goodwill take swords? Not something I ever thought I'd need to look into. I realize I might have to settle for assigning it a new spot like the attic. Fingers-crossed though the Goodwill needs a sword!