I spent all that money on this!!!

Now you shouldn't anticipate something too special in this post because there is no way it could possibly meet your anticipation level. Come to think of it, anything that is finite by definition would fall short of the highest expectations.

The greatest part of any vacation is that moment from locking the house, to the walk to the car. "This trip is going to be awesome, I can't wait!!!" Once in the car a child starts to scream. The temperature is too hot. It's pretty uncomfortable with all this baggage. Than start the worries. "Did I forget anything," "Are we going to make it there on time," What if this.. what if that." Even a great trip where everything went perfect, you still can't wait to get home. That's till you get home.

The greatest part of going to the movies is either the previews or the first few seconds of the film before the introductions take place. In some cases even the purchase of the tickets can be the climax. Sequels hardly ever are a success because you already wrote and directed the film before stepping into the theatre. It's very rare that they ever follow your script, therefore the film fails.

The greatest part of going to a fancy restaurant is everything leading up to the food. The walk from the car to the restaurant is usually the climax. By the time the plate thumps down on the table thoughts are running through your head "maybe we should have went to....??" By the second bite you might has well went to a fast food joint.

The greatest part of going on a blind date is the time preparing yourself at home. During the drive to go meet her you are already preparing yourself for the worst. This is the most unfair one of all. There is no way anyone on the face of this earth could possibly measrure up to the person you built up in your mind at home.

The greatest part of a new item of clothing, is that moment you decide to buy it in the store. The high here can even last sometimes past the checkout counter and even sometimes till you get home. Thats the trick with the fancy bags they put it in. Once you try it on though, you are convinced that there was some type of mixup at the counter.

The greatest part of buying a new car is that walk from when they put the keys in your hands, till you use it for the first time to open the door. Once inside, out of the fancy lighted showcases, it goes downhill from there. The next day when you see another one in a different color, the sweating sets in. Shortly after when the XLS Turbo "II " comes out, you might as well donate this pile of junk to a scarp metal yard.

The greatest part of a job is that moment they inform you that you got the job. After day one, the boss and all the workers weren't quite as you expected. All the millions of little things that weren't discussed during the interview start to rear their ugly heads.

There all tons of examples of anticipation downers and I could go on and on but.... being that I already shot down your level of anticipation I will stop here. I will leave you with one exception to the rule that I have found. The greatest part of bringing a child into this world is now, tomorrow, and the next day, and the next. B"H my two boys have blown way beyond my highest expectations.