Valentines Day

Its the lovey Valentines Day, every woman is happy and hopeful.  Today is the same day my honey asked me to marry him, 9 years ago.  He had really cool romantic plans too.  I not knowing the game plan inadvertently ruined them for him.  (The story of my life, what can I say!)  Here is what we were supposed to do:  We drop my baby girl off at my sisters house to babysit while we go off and have a nice quiet romantic lunch, and afterwords he takes me to Mt. Tom overlooking the city where he proposes.   Sounds nice, thoughtful, basically ooey and gooey.  Ya know things girls want to experience. :)  What I got was a story that went like this:  We drop off my baby girl off at my sisters house to babysit.  "Where ya going out to eat"  she asks?  "I don't know, know anyplace nearby that's good and fairly quick I have to go to work in 3 hours."  I reply.  She tells us about Mardi Gras.  Its a small restaurant nearby and serves food as New Orleans style as us Wisconsinites can take. (I honestly don't remember much of the place, it just was not that great.  We have never been back since.)  We lose a lot of time there and I'm in a hurry to get my little girl and get home to get ready for work.  He keeps talking and trys to deter me from my course, but being a Taurus, my mind was made and there was no stopping me.  We get onto my sisters road, and he screams "Pull over I have to pee!"  I look at him his eyes were wide.  "Really, we are a mile from Kathy's. Can't you wait?"  "No.  I have to go NOW!" was his reply as he's pulling on the door handle.  I pull over,  I'm waiting, and waiting.  How can anyone pee that long, I'm wondering.  I look in the side mirror, he's on his knees behind my truck.  ????  I get out, wondering if the food was bad at the restaurant.  I get behind the truck, there he is holding a box with a ring in it.  "This is Not how I wanted to do this, but you left me no choice.  The whole day didn't go how I wanted it too. "  He starts to explain.  I am in shock, I think its the only time I have ever been speechless in my life.  "So what do ya think"  he asks.  "Do you want to be my wife?"  By this time I managed to be a blubbering idiot.  I'm bawling, wiping my eyes, and nose.  Somehow I managed a yes, and he put the ring on my finger. 

I will never forget Valentines Day, it holds a special place in my heart.  That was the best V-Day I have ever had and I'm glad to say so.  I don't ask for much on V-day anymore, how can you top that?  He is the best present he has ever given me.  Thank you Honey, for giving all of you to me forever.  I love you and always will.  For eternity, because Life is too short.