Happy Valentines Day!

Ahhh....Valentines Day, the day most dreaded by men all over the world. What to get that special someone? Clueless men lined up at the local discount store to get the wife a card. Some just reach in and grab one, others actually read the card. Those are the ones that have been married the longest. They know the importance of getting one that says just the 'right' things. If you want to know which men are the best husbands, stand outside the hallmark store, cause those are the good men who pay top dollar, however, you have to go a week early to find the REALY good men, not the last minuters. All the single guys laughing and pointing at the 'whipped' men, when deep down they secretly wish they had someone to buy a card for. Some men buy the roses and chocolates and some men buy the stuffed gorilla's in red boxers that sing "hunk a hunk a burning luv". Other men are buying the wife a sexy new nighty that she'll never wear, but he prays to the sex God's she wont throw it in the draw with the 2 dozen others he's bought. A few men wont get anything at all and will pay the price for the REST OF THEIR LIVES! This is the day that will make or break a new relationship.

On the flip side, some women all over the world are anxiously awaiting for their brilliant husbands to FINALLY GET IT RIGHT THIS YEAR! Other women are sitting around the office staring at the door wondering when the flower delivery guy will walk in and a few women know the drill and don't care anymore.

I have already been kissed, wished a Happy Valentines Day and told to be dressed and ready for dinner out when he gets home tonight. Jack has already been conditioned. He KNOWS the drill, he's been there done that and knows that there is nothing worse then a woman pissed off on valentines day. Not from me .... I think part of the problem with society these days is that we put so much pressure on not screwing up Valentines day, Christmas, Anniversaries and Birthdays that we forget the other 361 'unimportant' days.

I would be lying if I said Jack and I were the perfect couple and never have problems. We struggle just like everyone else. He lives with chronic pain and I'm experiencing hormonal changes. Together our lives are cluttered with tears, extra strength tylenol and herbal supplements. It's very easy for me to dream and think of a different life. I am sure when I am having a hormonal moment Jack is playing that game too. We all do it, it's human nature to want to change what we can't.

My message for today is to make everyday Valentines Day with the one you love. It is easier to replace one brick in the foundation of your relationship, then having to rebuild it from the ground up. Jack was up last night finishing the last of the mortar around the brick he replaced yesterday. All is sturdy in our house.

Susan
~peace~