I have always loved Valentine's Day..even if I didn't have a valentine, even if I didn't get flowers or chocolates or have a date. For some reason the idea of it all made me happy, or hopeful. I remember when I was almost 17 (4 days before), I decided I hated valentine's day and I would not be festive, or happy about it. I threw my hair in a ponytail and wore a hooded sweatshirt to school. AntiLoveDay. When school got out that day, my exboyfriend from another school was in the parking lot with roses. He then asked if he could take me to a movie that night. We didn't get back together (at least not then, but a couple yrs later) but that ended up being a wonderfully sweet valentine's day that I will never forget. Men don't realize it is the smallest gestures that mean the most, ones that you never saw coming. Why they don't pick up on this, I have no clue. (I don't mean to generalize, if yours does, more power to you guys, and remember you're lucky!)
Now you're probably wondering why I'm not writing about some terribly romantic gesture from my dear hubby (who is not the guy from 17, which most of you would know)...well my darling husband will even admit he somewhat lacks the romantic gene. And even though I find this to be an excuse, because I believe every man has the potential to throw out something romantic at some point, even if by accident. However, I have received flowers and a card in the past from my husband, this year he said we won't do any presents, cards, nothing. I agreed. I am still a woman though and I still have some terribly romantic things in my head that will not happen and I'll still be disappointed when they don't. If only a man could figure that out. Like flowers or whatever would be loved 100 times more if they were given when we said no gifts. But I don't really want him to spend $50 on flowers that will die in a week. I guess it's just the gesture, and women everywhere are hopeless romantics, many married to the men without the gene. Here's to you and hopefully a romantic gesture!
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here's some romance for you. kyle was giving his friend a ride home from work yesterday when he picked me up. oscar was sitting in the back seat when i got to the car. i got in the front seat and asked where my flowers were. (i was totally joking and expecting everyone to laugh.) then oscar takes these roses out from under a coat and hands them to me. i felt so stupid! then oscar goes, "i guess you do know your girl better than me, that's good."
he said that b/c oscar told kyle to wait until he was out of the car to give them to me. but i opened my big mouth.
so even though i got flowers, kyle didn't even give them to me!
and the funnier part was i was trying to give 1/2 of the boquet to oscar for HIS girlfriend!
happy friday before a long weekend!!!!!!
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