Day of Wine and Roses

Yup, it's that time of year again when florists, jewelers and wine shops make a killing - especially off of those folks who waited to the absolute last minute to buy something and then were willing to spend any amount just to get their hands on it. Please don't misunderstand me - gifts from your "honey" on Valentine's Day are a lovely thing. I just happen to think that it's a little sad that we've lost so much imagination that we can't find a way to demonstrate the depths of our love other than by running to the store to buy a product manufactured by a company who has no knowledge of the uniqueness of your significant other. But I digress.

I honestly don't want any"thing" from my husband. Stuff accumulates and then you have to find somewhere to put it or get rid of it. I'd rather collect experiences - a nice dinner out, a movie, working on a puzzle, playing PS2 together, debugging computer code (yes, we are on the nerd-ish side). Time spent with him is a joy that nothing else can bring, no matter what it is that we're doing. Here's to all of our sweeties who know us sometimes better than we know ourselves!