14 February 2010
Happy Valentine’s Day
As it turns out, with all the snow over the last few days, I’m very grateful that Ken and Denise no longer own the florist shop. Not because I wouldn’t have been willing to brave the snow to go to work for them, but because it would have meant many of my friends doing the same in the name of delivering flowers for Valentine’s Day. I’m not sure how that worked out in the florist industry in North Texas this year. I’m sure it wasn’t fun.
Ken and Denise were celebrating their first free Valentine’s Day with a trip to Vegas! Kyle and I had briefly entertained the idea of joining them, but without long-time pre-planning, there’s just no money for such frivolity during the time of the year when I have no regular income. So, they went, and we stayed and played in the snow.
Actually, Kyle and I did more to observe Valentine’s Day than we normally do. After enjoying some time at No Frills Grill, we made the spur of the moment decision to join Brett and Jill at a local BYOA Italian restaurant. (Somebody please remind me what the name of the place is!) Italian not being a regular choice for Kyle, it was a special treat for me. The food I ate was very good and the company, of course, was fabulous!
Previous Valentine’s Days have also ended with an Italian meal—a tradition with Ken and Denise. So, it was fitting. I missed my days of selling flowers and chocolates and balloons. I missed the creativity, the challenges, the wonderfully touching stories from the customers . . . but I still dressed for the occasion!
I had promised Ken, that despite not being with them for Valentine’s Day, that I would still wear amazing red shoes and that I would, in fact, take a photo and show him.
So, Ken … this one’s for you!
~MB
Thank you MaritaBeth, we missed you as well. The gathering of all of our friends to work that day is what made it worthwhile and what we miss the most.
Love the shoes!
Cheers,
Ken