I’d been married less than two months on the first Valentine’s Day of my marriage. We were in college, at Oklahoma State University, and I found the perfect Valentine in a shop by campus. The year was 1967 and here was a goofy dog made of then cool burlap in a stand-up card. Little did I know that the funny valentine would be with us all the way through our marriage.
Every year, for 31 years, I pulled the card out of hiding and set it on my husband’s dresser so he would see it first thing. He always gave me his big grin, our start to every Valentine’s Day.
No, that wasn’t all we did. There were flowers and candy and cards and dinners and jewelry and other traditional gifts through the years. I still have some of the valentines he gave me that I read once in a while. My husband was a romantic guy and liked to do it up right. He was 6’4″ of cuteness bringing in his surprise gifts which might range from grocery store roses to lovely jewelry, depending on our finances at the time. He wasn’t one of those guys who picks up something at the last minute and, even if he did, he would have thought about it all week.
But, I can pull out that first card and remember it all. It’s such a fun look at how we were, two kids starting out. It was so simple in the beginning when you loved each other and just knew with all your heart that it would all work out because of that. Sigh…
Today, we’re celebrating a day of love, no matter where you find it. It can be with pets, friends, family and special loved ones. Feel lucky that you have love of all kinds in your life. And treasure it!
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