Valentine's Day

Hi Friends,

Its been a while since I last wrote here but not for lack of trying.  I sit down regularly with my computer sure that this is the time I'll know just what to put on my blog and then.....nothing. Nothing sounds right, nothing looks right, nothing makes sense, and nothing makes it past my immediate veto.  Why is that? 

I finally took the time to read through some old posts and read through the posts from our caring bridge site and something struck me: those posts (for the most part) were just me talking, sharing my day, my ups and downs, my life moment to moment.  Since then I seem to have fallen into the trap of trying to write the perfect post and when I don't think its working I just stop.  I've finally remembered that you are not reading this to correct my incorrect grammer or to question my use of foreshadowing.  You are here because you want to read what I have to say.  Thank you for that.  Hopefully, I won't forget it again and this blog can once again become my voice.

So, on that note, its Valentine's day and I did something that I think the magazines say is a no-no.  I asked for flowers.  I wasn't vague, I wasn't passive, I simply said "Honey, I'd like you to bring me flowers on Valentines day."  I may also have added in a quick something like "or I'll cry!" but we can forget about that little slip up.  It's not that I don't trust the love of my life to get me flowers its only that I wanted to be sure to express myself.  He knows I don't need roses and he knows that while chocolate is great I'd really prefer to wait for cases and cases of Cadbury Cream eggs at Easter time.  He also knows that I love flowers.  Pretty much all flowers.  Now, for those of you who are reading this and thinking its written so that a certain hubby won't forget - Stop being so cynical!  He already knows how I feel and if you've met him for even a moment or two you know that he wouldn't give me flowers because I shamelessly begged for them online.

That's my day.  Happy Valentines Day to one and all.  Give in to the commercialism and buy someone (even yourself) a card and some flowers.  Isn't it nice to make someone smile.....

Elizabeth