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To: central_va

*snicker*

I do laundry and change diapers and clean up cat spews and drive kids around, like any other day.

I told my husband long ago that I didn’t expect him to do anything particular for Valentine’s Day. His coworkers are always astonished, as they struggle to generate “romance” for their “partner.” It’s a family tradition that we don’t “do” commercial holidays. We live on our own calendar, with special days like Lee-Jackson Day and Our Lady of Guadalupe.


86 posted on 06/23/2013 1:27:04 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("The world understands that Putin means it and Obama doesn't." ~Mark Steyn)
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To: Tax-chick
Romance isn't something you "struggle to generate".

At least, not with any likelihood of success. It's a lot more fun (IMHO) when done unexpectedly and for no particular reason.

87 posted on 06/23/2013 1:29:17 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Tax-chick

What’s Lee-Jackson day, is that in connection with the Civil War?

Hub and I are the same way about holidays - he never remembers my b/day and I don’t care, we never exchange presents on Christmas, and Valentine’s day is a non-event entirely. Every now and then, maybe every couple of years, he’ll ask me what day we got married. I tell him (it’s on his birthday, which he also doesn’t remember) and that’s it.

:-D

What I love is when he does things like fixes the leaking kitchen sink, the washing machine, and wow - the day he came home with a new propane range! oooo-weee!

What I especially am fond of is that he is faithful, responsible, has no vices, doesn’t waste money, cares about me greatly, and is my best friend (besides God of course). All the hearts and flowers and ooey gooey stuff - Hallmark cards stuff - I’d feel weird if he tried it.


107 posted on 06/23/2013 3:05:43 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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