Feel The Love

Valentine's Day can be tough on a 15 year old girl.  You so wish you had that "special someone" to celebrate the day with...because EVERYBODY else does!  I certainly remember feeling like that when I was a young teen.  All of my friends would get flowers, cards, and candy from their boyfriends and I was left to wallow in my misery and self-pity.  So, being that Abby doesn't have a boyfriend (no complaints from me!), Chris and I decided to have a little surprise waiting for her when she got home from school.  It wasn't much...just a simple bouquet of flowers and some of her favorite candy.  Just enough to make her feel special and LOVED.

Of course, it probably didn't help much for Brittany to send her a picture of the tulips Connor got her. I have to admit that Abby and I were a bit shocked, to be honest, that he didn't give her another canister of Tony's Creole Seasoning...remember Christmas?  That's another story for another day (cough, cough)!

I Think I'll Keep Him!

I ended up having a wonderful Valentine's Day! Chris made me feel extra-special, so I'm going to fluff his feathers...he deserves it!

When I got up yesterday morning, he gave me a bag of yummy chocolates and a sweet Valentine's card. Then, when I went down to the basement and hopped on the treadmill, he popped his head in the door and asked me if I'd like to go out for lunch...YOU BETCHA!

So, I got cleaned up and off we went to our favorite place...Firehouse Subs! No...it doesn't take much to impress me! We sat there and ate our Hook~n~Ladder sub (DE-LISH!) and enjoyed nice conversation, then it was off to Costco to pick up a few items. When we got home, there was a box for me by the front door. I opened it up and inside was a gorgeous bouquet of a dozen red roses...my favorite! What a nice surprise! Aren't they pretty?

Here's the note that came attached to them. I am one lucky girl!


Chris and I have been together for 22 years...married for 21. He is my ROCK, my SWEETHEART, and my BEST FRIEND. We've been through a lot together and I don't know what I would have ever done without him. Lasting relationships,undoubtedly, take lots of hard work and nurturing. I hope and pray that we never grow out of falling in love with each other, over and over, again.

The Queen of Returns

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OK, so Chris got home at around 1 AM on Friday morning after being gone all week. I was so exhausted (we both were) when I had to "rise and shine" at 5:15 AM. I felt like I was walking around in a fog all day!

Well, Chris decided to treat me to lunch that afternoon and I really have no idea what spawned the conversation, but I made mention to him what my friend, Ruby Red Slipper's hubby had done for her for Valentine's Day. If you didn't read about it, your really should check it out! Anyhow, as I was going down the list, I noticed that Chris had a glazed over look in his eyes...I was starting to wonder if "anybody was home", if you know what I'm saying. LOL! I think he was just trying to tune me out. I promise that I wasn't trying to give him any hints for Valentine's Day. Let's admit it, though...men, often times, can use a little help in the romance department. Right, ladies???

Well, on Saturday morning, I had intentions of serving him breakfast in bed...BUT, he bought some Krispy Kreme doughnuts the night before, so they won over. I did make him some coffee...aren't you impressed? The girls finally came downstairs and we gave each of them plastic containers with hearts on them that I filled with Hershey's Hugs. Each container had a huge monkey balloon attached to it that said, "I love you". Chris, also, gave them each a $25 gift card to ITunes with a Best Buy gift card he'd won at a trade show. They were happy campers! Abby surprised us all by giving us cards and letters she'd made herself. She stood there and read each of them aloud. Mine said, "Dear Mom, You've guided me with Christ. You've taught me the right way to journey through my life. You've always been there for me whether it's thick or thin, or up or down...just always...always, always, ALWAYS! This was just a little note I wrote to tell you how much I love you! Happy Valentine's Day! With love, Abby." Now, that just about made my day and I got very choked up...just like every other day! I love it when my girls write me letters from their hearts. We all looked at Brittany and said, "OK, now where's your letters to us?", trying to give her a hard time. She said, "I didn't know we were making a big deal out of Valentine's Day"...even though it's something we've celebrated every year since she's been born! This also comes from the same girl who spent no less than an hour and a half at our kitchen table creating the perfect Valentine's card for her boyfriend! TEENAGERS!!!

Chris left the room and said he had to get something for me. Bless his heart, he came in with it "wrapped" in a Wal-Mart bag...I gotta love that man! He handed it to me and inside was an Arkansas Razorbacks fleece jacket. I could tell by looking at it that it was going to be too big, but he insisted I try it on, so I did. Let me just say that the sleeves reached almost to my kneecaps and the whole thing engulfed me....even though the size was a woman's small. I would love to have been able to wear it, but it was way too big. I could tell he was disappointed, but what could I do?

He treated us all out to lunch, then I made a nice pot roast for dinner. We had a "romantic" dinner by candlelight in the dining room. We enjoyed it a lot! That was my gift to Chris, along with a love letter, since he'd been eating out all week long. After we finished eating, Chris said he had a little something else to give me, which caught me totally off-guard. He handed me a gift bag (no Wal-Mart bag), and inside was a small box. I opened it up and found a beautiful diamond necklace! I looked at it for several seconds and mentioned to him how pretty I thought it was, then, I uttered these mortifying words... "Thank you so much, hon, but I really can't accept it." Go ahead and say it..."What is wrong with you?" The reason being is because I have a couple of other diamond necklaces that Chris has given me that are almost identical to the one he gave me for Valentine's Day! Plus, we're trying to save up for our trip to Colorado in April. I was trying to be practical. So, guess what we did later that night? We returned the necklace AND the jacket for a full refund! I explained to Chris that he doesn't have to spend money on me to make me happy...spending time together is all I really care about ( I REALLY mean that!).

So, now do you understand why Chris always refers to me as "The Queen of Returns"? I wear my crown well! :)Enjoy your Tuesday and put a little laughter in your day!!! :)