Please enjoy! And if you are a silly goose who pronounces Valentine’s Day with an “m” substituted for the “n”, you can just move along.
From as far back as my memory allows, Valentine’s Day has consistently borne a great deal of significance to me.
In elementary school, I relished the activity of constructing a personalized “mailbox” that would allow classmates to “send” me cards and candy.
Then there was the shopping trip with my mother to select the box of cards that I would be sending out. I have always had trouble making decisions, especially when presented with many choices. This particular errand was a true testament to her patience as I painstakingly deliberated over the selections.In my childish estimation, my card selection was the utmost important decision I would make in all of February, if not the entire school year!
Which design??
Did I want The Little Mermaid or Garfield?
Wait, they have ones with yellow lab puppies! And New kids on the Block!! er… NKOTB! (yeah, cooler to say it that way!)
What did the cards say?
Did at the least one of the cards in the box communicate the precise sentiment to send (fill-in-the-blank) with whom I was currently “in love”??Continue reading »
