Nice story - know who I'm routing for..

[TheSpyder]

Please take the time to read to the end.....

In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new voice
came
over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at register 4. Kurtis was almost
finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided to answer the call. As
he approached the check-out stand a distant smile caught his eye, the new
check-out girl was beautiful. She was an older woman (maybe 26, and he was only
22) and he fell in love.

Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch clock to find
out her name. She came into the break room, smiled softly at him, took her card
and punched out, then left. He looked at her card, BRENDA. He walked out only
to see her start walking up the road. Next day, he waited outside as she left
the supermarket, and offered her a ride home. He looked harmless enough, and
she accepted. When he dropped her off, he asked if maybe he could see her
again, outside of work. She simply said it wasn't possible.

He pressed and she explained she had two children and she couldn't afford a
baby-sitter, so he offered to pay for the baby-sitter. Reluctantly she accepted
his offer for a date for the following Saturday. That Saturday night he arrived
at her door only to have her tell him that she was unable to go with him. The
baby-sitter had called and canceled. To which Kurtis simply said, "Well, let's
take the kids with us."

She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, but again not
taking no for an answer, he pressed. Finally Brenda, brought him inside to meet
her children. She had an older daughter who was just as cute as a bug, Kurtis
thought, then Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair. He was born a
paraplegic with Down Syndrome.

Kurtis asked Brenda, "I still don't understand why the kids can't come with
us?"
Brenda was amazed. Most men would run away from a woman with two kids,
especially if one had disabilities - just like her first husband and father of
her children had done. Kurtis was not ordinary - - - he had a different
mindset.

That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids, went to dinner and the
movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take care of him. When he
needed to use the restroom, he picked him up out of his wheelchair, took him
and brought him back. The kids loved Kurtis. At the end of the evening, Brenda
knew this was the man she was going to marry and spend the rest of her life
with.

A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both of her children. Since
then they have added two more kids.

So what happened to Kurtis the stock boy and Brenda the check-out girl? Well,
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Warner now live in Arizona , where he is currently employed as
the quarterback of the National Football League Arizona Cardinals and has his
Cardinals in the Super Bowl next Sunday. Is this a surprise ending or could you
have guessed that he was not an ordinary person.

It should be noted that he also quarterbacked the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. He
has also been the NLF's Most Valuable Player twice and the Super Bowl's Most
Valuable Player.

[Scav]

Out of curiousity, has anyone seen Brenda Warner recently? Talk about a complete transformation, she has long blonde hair now and is smoking hot, compared to the hilarity the first Super Bowl go around.

[TheSpyder]

My wife has gone downhill fast since then

Originally Posted by Scav

Out of curiousity, has anyone seen Brenda Warner recently? Talk about a complete transformation, she has long blonde hair now and is smoking hot, compared to the hilarity the first Super Bowl go around.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Whole thing is confusing to me. I don't know how he could want that, and I don't know how you can turn that into smokin' hot.
Good luck to the happy couple though.

[Danzig]

it's a nice story, but i'll still be rooting for pittsburgh.

[AeWingnut]

I believe Terry Bradshaw is rooting for the Cardinals

[timmgirvan]

Nice story,Spyder! Thanks for posting it.

[pgiaco]

Great story. Looks like Mrs. Warner paid a visit to Marty Wolfson's barn.

[Crown@club]

Those F-ing Holy Rollers.

[hi_im_god]

the 6th sense got me. i had no idea that was coming.

i saw the forum and a "k" instead of a "c" and thought "who the f spells curtis with a k?"

that's the problem with posting that story as opposed to telling someone.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by pgiaco

Great story. Looks like Mrs. Warner paid a visit to Marty Wolfson's barn.

I laughed.

[robfla]

you guys are so gullible....


http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/k/kurtwarner.htm

Summary of eRumor:
Kurtis, a stock boy, meets and falls instantly in love with Brenda, a cashier at the supermarket where they both work. He asks her out, and she resists, saying she's got 2 kids and no money for a babysitter. Kurtis offers to pay for the sitter, so she accepts. Kurtis meets the children, one of whom is a boy in a wheelchair who has Down Syndrome. At the last minute, the babysitter is not available, and Kurtis offers to take the whole family out for the evening. He's a hit with the kids and they are a hit with him and Brenda decides Kurtis is the man for her. A year later, they are married and Kurtis, the stock boy, is actually Kurt Warner, the quarterback for the St. Louis Rams.

The Truth:
The story of Kurt and Brenda Warner's meeting and marrying is an often-told and inspiring one, but this particular eRumor version of it includes a lot of fiction.

They did not meet as fellow employees at a supermarket and their son does not have Down Syndrome.

When they met, Kurt was a university student and Brenda was a divorced single mom living on food stamps. In his autobiography "Keep Your Head Up," Kurt describes his and Brenda's first encounter when a teammate at the University of Northern Iowa talked him into going to a country-music club in Cedar Falls, Iowa. There was an instant connection, but Brenda didn't know whether it would last. Not only was she a single mom, but one of her two children, her son Zachary, had significant medical problems. He was blinded and brain-injured when accidentally dropped to the floor by her first husband. Kurt was not turned aside by the children or Zachary's condition and he and Brenda forged a relationship that resulted in their marrying four years later. Kurt's celebrated job at a grocery store took place in 1994 after he got a pink-slip from the Green Bay Packers. He returned to Cedar Falls and worked nights stocking shelves for $5.50 an hour. He rose to fame by throwing an amazing 41 touchdowns for the Rams, bringing them to a 13-3 record and to memorable victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. He's become known for his commitment to his family, his clean-kid lifestyle, and his Christian faith. He and Brenda now live in St. Louis with their four children Zachary, Kade, Jesse, and Jada Jo. He is the founder of the First Things First foundation.


http://www.kurtwarner.org/

[cowgirlintexas]

Reminds me of e-mail I got recently of the little boy that started the Make a Wish foundation....Touching story, but after reading it and crying found out that ony 5 fire fighters climbed in his hospital window instead of 15...