What's sweet about Valentine's Day
- C. giving me the new Notorious perfume from Ralph Lauren.
- Knowing that he fought the crowds at the mall to get it for me.
- Getting to wear the black dress that I wore on our second date and really tall shoes to the restaurant where we had our third date. :)
- The waitress at a local restaurant recognizing us as a couple. :)
- Sending C. a hand stamped card in the mail and getting a "love you" text from him the moment he got it from his mailbox.
- A card from J. saying that I'm the best mom ever.
- Seeing how happy J. was to find a gift bag for her in the back seat of my car.
- Looking at all the cute Valentine's that J. got from her friends and cousins.
- The happy looks from my employees when they saw their Valentine's gift cards.
- My cat purring next to my side as I type this post.
- Having a whole afternoon to spend drinking a breve and looking at books at B&N.
- Watching a dumb Lifetime movie while working out to Advanced Step.
What's not so sweet about Valentine's Day
- Trying to take J. to a regular restaurant for dinner.
- Having people in line at the regular restaurant pushing into us and smacking us with their purses.
- Deciding that we couldn't handle the crowds and going for fast food instead.
- Having the crazy idea that TODAY was the DAY. For what? To clean the stinky fridge and carry all the garbage outside.
- Hearing the young cashier at Target call me "young lady." (I guess it is better than being called ma'am.)
- Shopping for a birthday present for J.'s friend at Justice for girls, where they were so overstaffed that we were asked, "what size are you shopping for today" fifty times.
- Responding to other people's expectations.
- Realizing that I'm out of coffee but not wanting to brave the Valentine's crowds to get more.
- Realizing that I'm out of litter but not wanting to brave the Valentine's crowds to get more.
- Valentine's crowds, period.
Valentine's Day, I LUV U.
Rachel
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