Tonight we went to the NRA banquet. I enjoy these types of dinners but the auctions always make me nervous because Rob always goes over the budget we've discussed beforehand. During the live auction tonight I was playing on my phone (It was a rather boring auction) when I noticed he raised his hand for a bid. I asked what he had won and he replied, "Oh nothing" just as the auctioneer announced that he was the winner....of a rock. When I found out what he had paid for it I was beyond mad. I was livid! In fact you probably could've seen fumes coming from my head if you looked close enough. The rest of the table razzed him while I kept still....as a rock. He informed me that with the rock he had a chance to win the dinner gun, the prize of all prizes. Since we never win anything all I could think about was the money we had thrown away. The rest of the auction went on and the razzing never slowed down from our friends. I continued to fume as I realized we were going to walk away with a stupid rock and travel mug as our "winnings". The announcer said they'd be calling the winning ticket for the dinner gun so Rob pulled out his ticket. The announcer got down to the last three numbers: 1....4...................5. We looked down and saw those numbers matched the ticket in Rob's hand. He let out a holler and I breathed a sigh of relief. He graciously donated his rock back, not wanting to see it anymore, while he proudly claimed his new Benelli. A few minutes later as everyone was laughing about the situation his name was called again to claim another prize......the stupid rock. He had won it again! Maybe it was meant to be in our house but he said no thank you and exchanged it for a gift certificate instead. A minute later our friend that was razzing him the most about the rock ended up winning it and she was thrilled beyond belief. So in the long run, the stupid rock that costs us $200 ended up getting Rob a $2,000 gun with a great story behind it. Needless to say, I appreciated the rock by the end of the night and will enjoy sharing this story over many years to come!
the gun is the N.R.A. gun of the year. it's a benelli ultra light 12 guage, 3" chamber. it has the national rifle association enscribed in the metal. it is one of the most beautiful guns ive ever seen. i am happy beyond belief to have that gun, and even more happy that winning it got me off the couch and back into the bedroom!
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