Valentines Day

Valentines Day

RoseLast year Dan and I bought each other the same Valentines Day card.  Today, my son and his wife got each other identical cards.  I think its a function of a shared sense of humor and romance as well as a result of shopping for cards in the same store.

We are besieged by images and stories of happy couples on Valentines Day.   Dan and I tend not to make a big deal out of the day.  As He says “Valentines Day is for Amateurs”.   I tend to think that Valentines Day is more significant for newish relationships since it provides a reason/excuse to be romantic for those that may be shy or uncomfortable expressing their feelings.

I used to have a co-worker who would regularly receive deliveries of large bouquets of roses at work from an attentive admirer.  I would frequently take a picture of the floral display to send to Dan… as a not-so-subtle hint that it is nice to receive flowers at work.  Last year I sent him such a picture at a time that we had some red roses at our house.  The roses were purchased for a Rose Bowl party we hosted the last time the Badgers lost the Rose Bowl, which for a couple years was a regularly recurring event.

Later that evening, I heard found a trail of rose petals leading from our kitchen through the house, up to the bedroom, where Dan lay on our bed with a rose on his chest.  What a romantic devil–I am a lucky lady.

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