What a girl wants

By Rachel Rabkin Pechman on Thursday, February 14, 4:36 pm EST

Valentine’s Day is not even half over and my day is already complete. My husband and I have plans to go to dinner tonight—much needed plans, by the way, since lately our lives have consisted of hanging around the apartment with me on the couch with a heating pad—so I was already happy that we were going to have an official date. But I just got a lovely bouquet of tulips from him delivered to my desk with a card telling me that I’m beautiful (and several other sweet things). I can’t express how nice it is to hear that someone finds me appealing and loveable while I’m the largest I’ve ever been in my life, and probably the grumpiest too. Now that is what a pregnant woman wants to hear. Of course it made me quite teary—with joy, though, this time, so it’s okay. And fortunately, I tucked a Valentine’s Day card in his bag so that he’d find it at the office and feel loved today too.

Even if you think Valentine’s Day is cheesy or commercial, I hope you get to share that lovin’ feeling with someone today—it definitely made me feel better.

Valerie

I think Valentine's Day is

2/16/2008 at 2:32 pm

I think Valentine's Day is looked over by too many ppl as just another excuse to spend money. But I really enjoy it!! AND, surprisingly, I had a marvelous time on the 14th even though my husband's deployed! I spent the evening with all the other Army wives and then afterwards a few of us kept the evening going at Denny's until nearly 2 AM!!! Man. Good times! Next year our honey's will be home and we'll be able to have a REAL day with our loves! I can't wait!

Valerie

OH!! And I almost forgot the

2/16/2008 at 2:34 pm

OH!! And I almost forgot the best part! My husband has decided to go in a different direction from the flowers and candies of last year and buy me what I REALLY wanted this year! A nice LONG prenatal massage! Oh yes, I married a keeper!