Valentines Day
Last 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.