I love my husband. I do. But Valentine's Day really brings out the worst in him. He feels this overwhelming pressure to show me some lovin'. Like he's under a microscope on this one particular day and being graded on how well he does. He hates all the fuss and propaganda surrounding this day.... 'It's just a marketing money maker!' he states every single year.
It's like he's being forced to show emotion, God forbid. And I don't want to portray my Cyril as a cold-hearted beast or something cause he is far from it. We have an amazing trust and unspoken respect for one another. I can say that our marriage has just gotten more connected and our friendship has grown more and more over the years.
I think Valentine's Day would be the perfect opportunity to remember just how great we are together... but Cyril just feels Scrooge-Like. The biggest cop-out comes as it did this morning...' So what do you want for Valentine's Day?' he grumbles. I told him to get me the Dog Whisperer book. Ha. I honestly would like to book. As a Valentine's present, not really... but I'll take it. I do love my dog after all. I remind him that a love letter is still on my list, eight years in a row. He acts like I'm asking for the moon or something. Sheesh. Doesn't he remember how easy it was last year? He helped the kids make me breakfast in bed... complete with a menu and sleep-in. It was wonderful!!
Anyway... I spent a half hour searching for the perfect Hallmark on Saturday. Hopefully I can come up with the loving, sincere, heart felt words to go inside of it. I have to dream up something else to top the four minute birthday iMovie that I made for him last week! It is a good thing that I am the hopeless romantic in this relationship. Maybe my gift to him has to include some perks for me too! I better get creative this year!!
If you have any ideas you can post them on my blog... he doesn't read it.
