The Search for the
Perfect
Valentine's Day
Card
Like most husbands (whether or not they are willing to admit it), my Valentine's Day planning normally commences on the afternoon of February 13th, when panic strikes and I quickly realize....
What do I do this
year?
...but in 2017, this would be different...I would
"do the deed" early, so as to avoid the male rush on
the 13th.
While sneaking through the candy aisle....
...that location committed to memory by men, but
women consider a felony...
... I thought, let's get this
done now !
I was on a quest to find..."the perfect Valentine's Day card" for that woman who
often reminds me that she has given me the best of her last 30+ years
!
OK....off I went on my quest, only to find others, obviously in a similar
situation...actually 3 of us, all searching through
that massive display of cards.....
... while noticing a woman "snickering" !
She didn't have to say a single world...all she did was POINT...
...straight at the
Valentine's Day Card display !
She knew what we were after !
As the 3 of us guys
searched through the "mountain" of cards, we would constantly look at each other
in bewilderment...getting frustrated with each passing moment.
Is this the right one?
Is that the right one?
We even started to ask each other....why are we
subjecting ourselves to this annual (deleted
expletive)?
And then it happened....
Up stepped another woman....who overheard our
"frustrations"...and she too expressed her
opinion...saying....
"Because for everything that
woman probably has done for each of you over the years, my guess is, she
deserves a lot more than you boneheads standing around complaining about a
card"
As she preceded down the aisle...she too...with
somewhat of a different attitude...
...POINTED at the cards
!
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That was it...all 3 of us looked at each other and one guy said...
"Let's get this
done already. This is a concealed carry state and she's watching
us!"
We even began choosing cards, asking
each other for an opinion.
While 2 of us chose humorous cards, one
guy went rogue...he "went
romantic".
We looked at him and in guilt, thought
we better "go romantic"
too....
...until he
admitted...
He wasn't
married...that it was for his 3 month
girlfriend.
Needless to say, the other guy and I
went back to the "humorous" option !
Does the story end there ?
Hell no...
As I was at the check-out line, who do
I run into?
You guessed it !
"Pistol Packin'Annie" herself.
"Show me the card", she demanded.
I couldn't do
it...
I
knew..she knew...something
wasn't right....
...and I once again, got..."that look" ....and "that
thought"... about Nevada being a concealed carry state
!
So what does any intelligent man do
when confronted with "shopping
rage?"
You promptly leave the check-out line
and travel back to the display for the "romantic"
option...
...and...the
flower department as well !
(just in case "Annie" was lying in
wait )
So...thanks "Annie"....you made me realize "the evil of my ways"...
And...to that wonderful
woman who has given me over 30 years of her life...
Thank
you...
...for the smiles, the humor, the putting up with a guy who has adored you for all those years, but never seems to say it enough.
I'd like to take a line from one of my
favorite movies of all time...
...perhaps quite applicable to this
true tale...
... starring Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland.
It's the story of General George
Armstrong Custer.
As he was leaving for his last battle,
he looked at his wife, Libby, and said to her...
"Walking through
life with you ma'am, has been a very gracious
thing"
And to you Mrs.
Arendt...
I couldn't
imagine a more pleasant journey.
PS...
What time is dinner going to be
ready?
From Mary Jannell...to...Anthem Opinions
Ha ha. Loved it.
Very very cute!
The usual well written story. The truth hurt...
After my wife read it, she hurt ME.
Life is a gracious thing!!
That old evil eye will get you every time.
Glad you are happy and can still joke about it.
Oh boy! I'd like to say Marla is one lucky woman! But I know you too well!
LOL