Given to me in college by my then boyfriend, now husband of 20+ years is my favorite Valentine's gift ever. It's little surprise that a "words of encouragement" girl would choose a card for her favorite gift, but I'm afraid Hallmark got it wrong when they laid claim to "When you care enough to send the very best"--nothing they have for sale could beat this homemade creation of his.
The only thing it cost him was a little time, but to me, it's priceless. If our house goes up in flames, after throwing my family out the window, this is going, next.
(A college guy...voluntarily telling you how he feels?! Jackpot! For the record, Tad would have NEVER given me gin in college; a) I never drank it, and b) he wasn't a drinker).
Who knows why he chose this guy as someone I could've gone out with...it was as random then as it is now. Tad was not a frat boy, but I was a sorority girl (but I'm hardly "Theta for a lifetime" now!) and he endured those kinds of functions. I loved South Carolina beaches and mountains then...and miss them terribly now.
I used to joke that if he saw a cow on the side of the road or a girl in a bikini, he'd notice the cow. I doubt it was true then, I KNOW it's not true now...he'd look at the cow (j/k).
He still makes me feel like he has eyes for only me.
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Thanks to E-mom and her monthly Marriage Monday for prompting me to pull this out with fond reminiscence. If you'd like to join in her monthly carnival (and this month it comes with a give-away!), she's asking for your "Top Ten Tips For the Ultimate Valentine's Celebration" or "Your Most Memorable Valentine's Day Ever" (which I obviously tweaked a bit for this post here :) ).
