...to the guy at the gym who may (or may not) have laughed at my husband...

Hello. My name is Sharon Kuhn. You laughed at my husband. Prepare to die.

Warning: If you love someone who is committed to making each day of their life an adventure, brace yourself for adventure, because you will inevitably be dragged along. Such is the case with my husband, Andy, who attended his first boot camp class with yours truly today.

I had been encouraging (aka pestering) him to join for sometime, when he suddenly said yes last weekend. I'm so thankful that this is an adventure we'll take together, and I'm fully aware of the sacrifices he has made. Imagine how irritated I became when Andy told me that one of the guys in the gym was staring at him and laughing. At first, I reassured him and encouraged him to brush it off. But as I ruminated on it, I began nonchalantly asking Andy questions, like, if the guy was still in the gym, and would he point him out. He refused to answer – probably for the best.

To that guy:

Why was Andy taking a boot camp class? Because he's a wonderful husband! Because when his wife received bad news he wanted to love her by spending time with her in her way. The man you were laughing at set aside his pride and did squats and pushups and weird stepper exercises (some that he hilariously couldn't follow!) and so much more with a bunch of ladies simply because he loves his wife. Make no mistake: he wasn't showing his weakness, he was showing his strength.

When we venture our feet onto a new path, others will voice countless concerns and try to convince us to go in another direction. They may laugh, they may stare, they may scoff, but don't let that deter you. You keep pressing on. And don't let your heart be hardened. 

Back to that guy:

Of course, there's always the chance that you were laughing because you saw how much I adored my husband for putting me before his ego. Or you might have been laughing at the goofy grin plastered on my face every time I looked at him. Maybe you were laughing because you, too, love someone so much that you would go to great lengths to show your love. I choose to believe this, because that's the kind of person I choose to be. But if I'm wrong, watch out! There's a group of boot camp ladies that will gladly leave class to give you a piece of their minds. Remember, there's ten of us and one of you...