Happy Valentine’s Day!

I’m the first to admit that the purpose of a post like this one is to make everyone else jealous of the fact that I married the absolute sweetest and nicest guy in the world. But why don’t you play along with me and let’s all pretend that this is just a very naïve “oh look what I got! isn’t it nice?” post with no hidden agenda? I appreciate your efforts.

For Valentine’s Day, I made my love our favorite dinner: fried chicken (deep-fried breaded seasoned chicken breast, cut in small chunks) with french fries (Idaho white potatoes, cut into fry shape and deep-fried). We DEVOURED it. I also gave him a cute card with a little inside joke, and a bag of love-themed M&Ms (not custom, sorry, just the ones they were selling out there for the holiday).

Now, what he gave ME, I could never top. Here is the parade of gifts:

And tonight, to close the ceremonies, we will be heading out to The Melting Pot to have some delicious fondue. Ohhhhh, I can’t wait.

And I’ll close with a message of love. I say all that jealousy stuff in good fun, but really what I wanted to share with you is this: It’s not the presents, it’s not the jewelry, or the bon bons, or the flowers. It’s the fact that I found someone who loves me so much that he does his best at making sure that I know it. This may mean flowers, chocolates, and an amazingly written note on a random day such as February 14th. But in reality, he reminds me of how lucky we are to have found each other every day when he calls me to say nothing at all, just to hear me talk. Or when he gets up early on a Saturday morning to help me get my car out of the snow bank I drove it into. Or when he brings a glass of water and puts it next to my side of the bed because he knows I might get thirsty before I go to sleep. Or like taking care of the dishes after I have cooked as a thank you for the time I put into it. Or like taking me to a restaurant to eat fondue or Chinese food because he knows I like it, even though he probably won’t find anything he likes on the menu. There are a billion little things our significant others do on a daily basis that don’t come accompanied by a fanfare which reminds us that there is no place we would rather be than with each other.

So, to all you lovers out there, I hope you had a great Valentine’s day with your loved one, and that you take 2 seconds of your time to turn to them and tell them how your life is so much better because they are in it.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all.

ina