Little Cozy Corner

Wanted to share this point of view on Valentine’s Day [VD] but somehow I got distracted and forgot to write about this. Many people take VD serious and go out of the way to prove their love or impressed a potential partner. Surprisingly, [and I think I've mentioned it before], VD brings back rather bitter memories for me and at this point, I’ve reached the bitter sweet stage.

In 1995, VD was on a Wednesday and we [my family and I] had planned to go out to dinner together but sadly, my Dad suffered a brain aneurysm and was hospitalised for the next one and a half months before he passed away on 18th March 2006. As you can see, every VD, this is what I remember and I feel sad that I can’t seem to let that go because it kinds of dampen my spirits and pretty much spoils VD for me. And I know it’s unfair especially to Ted because he is such a romantic at heart and so thoughtful that I’m pretty sure that he may have wanted to do something nice but I just wasn’t in the right mood.

Our VD was simple and nice because we spent it at home. I’m so glad he didn’t get me flowers! :biggrin: Those things costs a bomb and really, I appreciate it more when he gives me flowers on other days coz it shows that he doesn’t need VD to buy me flowers and that means a hell of a lot more. After all, everyday should be VD right? :wub:

Frankly speaking, before I got married and was in several relationships [none of which worked out obviously], every VD was an uneventful one, except the first. :blush: Trust me to end up dating the wrong kind of men, thank goodness I finally met the right one and married him! Wasn’t going to let a good one swim away you know? And even then, VD was blant to me. It was the same ol’ thing - flowers [which came late in the night] and one ex-bf even thought that it was too late for us to have supper together and decided to go have supper with someone else instead!! [Not mentioning the gender here, but I think you know which one]. That was a classic one and one which I will never forget.

I also remember my single days when there was no bf in my life and I really enjoyed those days. Especially if you’ve had to handle and deal with problem relationships and nutty/insanely jealous bfs, you really learn to appreciate the freedom and time that you have all to yourself. And it was during this time that me and my gfs would get together and go have dinner some place nice. And when they got married and moved away, it was always me and Mum - we still do that when I was back home. Not only on VD but whenever I felt like going some place nice, I’d take her. We normally go to Pizza Hut or anywhere that she likes coz I eat everything under the sun. Heh.

Now, I have to admit that I didn’t really get Ted anything fancy but instead I got him a rather thoughtful card and it had all the right words in there. He, on the other hand, loves to buy me stuff and he got me everything that I love! He bought me cheesy biscuits coz I’m crazy over cheese and he also got me a packet of sea monkeys because I’ve been wanting to get some for a long time now and can’t seem to find it. But miraculously, he managed to get some!! SO happy me! And he also bought a chocolate shaped heart and placed it on my pillow. Aiyoo…..so romantic lar my hubby. :wub: :wub: What happened after that, have to censor lar, sorry hor! :tongue:

Overall, it was a great day and I felt that it was well spent. Only thing I have to work on is to get myself in check and try to overcome this little memory problem that keeps coming back to haunt me. *sigh* I guess only time will heal this wound, eh? :unsure: