Happy St. Valentine's Day to my peeps

Well, I'm feeling better somewhat. I managed to go into work Saturday night and only managed to sleep about 15 minutes. Patrick had to nudge me a time or two, but considering how I was feeling, I think that was pretty good. My left ear is still stopped up, and feels like it is going to bust if I mess with it, so I'll just leave it alone and hope for the best.

Yesterday I went with Bib and her family to the city, we ate lunch and went for a whirlwind tour of OKC finest in lumber/hardware places. We spent a few hours in Lowe's and if you've ever managed to entertain two children in a hardware center, then you know how bored kids can get. Brenden and discussed the finer points of Dragon Ball Z and Mary got to climb on just about every pile of lumber there was. She was a very dusty kid when we finally got out of there. When we made it home, I gave Brigette her Valentine's Day stuff. This was the first time I could openly give her anything and I hope I didn't disappoint. What she gave me, I was not prepared for. She suggested we watch "The Notebook", a movie I was bound and determined NOT to view. And she's a devious person for making me do it...

If you've seen the trailer, you should figure out that the two old people are the star-crossed lovers they show during the preview, and that James Gardner has to read to Gina Rowlands because she doesn't remember. That's not a spoiler, that's just if you have a higher than 58 IQ and pay attention to detail. So, what I didn't prepare for was the emotional onslaught that it brought about. I will admit, I may have 'teared up' a little bit, but I DID NOT BAWL! I repeat: I did not sob like a little girl. If Brigette tells you otherwise (and I'm sure she will) she's making it up. :-D Ok... I *may* have sobbed a little bit, but only because I was choked up from all the medication. Yeah, that must have been it. The medication...

Bib got a dozen pink roses, some chocolate (what's Valentine's Day without chocolate?) and a little DVD she had been wanting. So along with the gushy card, she did pretty good this year. I've heard that her ex-husband had not always been so attentive in giving gifts sometimes, so I hope that I made this year a nice one for her. I appreciated the gift of the movie, but I wish she would have picked something a little less draining of the emotions. Here it is the next day and I'm still thinking about it. What a wimp!

Being loved is a great feeling, and I'm glad I'm well loved, so Happy Valentine's Day people. If you got something good, tell me about it and we'll compair. I hope everyone had someone to hold and tell them you love them. And some chocolate. ;-)