How I Spent My Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day is a commerical bonanza for retailers - enough said.

My sweetie had planned to cook dinner for me and have it ready when I got home from taking my mom to see my dad. The visit with dad was a mix of feelings. He had managed to have a flower for my mom which was such a sweet gesture. Evidently the staff at the nursing center put a flower on the meal trays for the patients for Valentine's and my dad saved a lovely orange/red tulip for mom - his Valentine. He always brought her flowers for Valentine's. His mental state though was not at it's best and he was not as emotionally up as I would like to have seen him.

I digress - Earlier my sweetie had called me and told me his brother was gonna be at the regular Thursday night Hold 'Em game at the "hangout". Now my husband and his brothers have not always had the best of relationships so when ever either of his brothers call and want to hang out I encourage it. Thus I said "You should go play tonight". My sweetie didn't want me to feel neglected on this "holiday of romance" and said he would only go if I came and played too. Now I do love me some Texas Hold 'Em and he does have a nice group of guys to hang out with so..... for Valentine's I played Hold 'Em with my husband, his brother and 3 other guys. I had a great time. I also won $35 . . . not bad, huh?! What was the best was that I spent time with my husband doing something we both enjoy and spent time with friends.

When the game broke up we grabbed a bit to eat at a nearby eatery with one of the other guys and had another wonderful time in fellowship. All in all I have to say it was one of the best times I have ever had for Valentine's. No waiting in a long line for dinner or spending a small fortune on a "romantic meal". I did receive a beautiful single pink rose at the end of the evening - a beautiful period at the end of wonderful evening spent doing something fun with someone I love which is just one of the great things that love is all about . . . just spending time together.