Ladies, back me up on this.
When you write a sweet little Valentine verse for your beloved, and publish it for the world to see (if you can call four readers 'the world'), shouldn't you expect a response that's a little sweeter, a little more heartfelt, than "And to you...?"
And to you?
AND. TO. YOU?
AAAANNND. TOO. YOOOOOU?
What kind of response is that to such a declaration of love?
I was expecting something like "I don't deserve you," or "The tears in my eyes prevent me from responding..." or "you are the queen of my world..."
And to you?
Who says that?
I tell you who, we all do. We say it to the Salvation Army bell ringer after he's told us Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
And to you, complete stranger.
I brought this up to Paul on the way to church yesterday;
Honey, about your comment.
And then I started laughing so hard I couldn't sit upright. Because he started laughing. He knew he had completely fallen off the bottom of the romance-0-meter. He knew his words were completely underwhelming.
And yet he typed them anyway.
Since my birthday is in February, I never really expect much for Valentine's day -a card is just fine.
Now, though, I'm certain it's not too late for him to find a box of chocolates.
5 comments:
Dang....if I could only remember the name of the chocolates you said you wanted......
I am sorry.....but it was a funny discussion yesterday...
Love you,
Pauley
Paul W-
I told you I would settle for a Hershey's Pot of Gold. I like the ones with nuts or crispies in them. No cream fillings or fruits.
I'm just sayin'.
And I think those chocolates need to come in a NEW purse!
Beaner-
OOOOH! *clapping hands in delight* I should be reaching higher...a new purse, indeed.
See. . .I thought it was kind of romantic his, "and to you. . ." I had a dear friend named Max--my best friend's grandfather. He used to say "and to you. . ." but he had this deep grumbly voice and ALWAYS a smile, and if he said, "and to you. . ." HE MEANT IT. So that's how I heard Paul say it--and it reminded me of Max.
But chocolates and a new purse ain't bad either.
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