Valentine's day

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cat in a bag

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ghost19 said:
My wife got a lot of mileage out of that little trick. She became an instant celebrity with my co-workers at any social gathering and they still give me crap about it.....
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I think I would get along with your wife really well! All of my hubby's co-workers call me "The Saint" for putting up with him, because of his notorious reputation for trash talking and pranking people at work. :D So this will be all kinds of fun for me...but I probably should be on the lookout for paybacks after tomorrow!! :biggrin-new:
 
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ghost19 said:
One year about five years ago, my wife had flowers delivered to ME at my job for Valentine's Day...now I work with a bunch of super type-A guys and girls. Our ultimate idea of ribbing is the worst possible thing you can think of to associate with one's mother, very high brow..lol...so, with that in mind, this delivery guy comes bouncing into our office area escorted by one of the front desk guys who is already smiling from ear to ear. I'm typing at the time, I look up, the delivery guy places this lovely bouquet of a dozen red roses on my desk. I mutter thanks, don't even bother giving him a tip because I know my life is pretty much going to end in the next five minutes. The bullpen gets eerily quiet as word travels through our office area with the speed of a well aimed sniper shot. I look across the cubicle area at my co-worker/best friend, who has stopped typing and is just staring at me with the strangest expression on his face, half smile, half sneer. He stares at the flowers then back at me, then back at the flowers a few times. He then quietly stands up, I stand up at the same time to try and intercept him, but he's always been faster than me, he bolts to our supv's office and slams the door in my face. I turn around and notice most everyone is wondering what the hell is going on at by this point and I notice that some of them have wandered past my desk and noticed the bouquet of roses sitting there. I don't remember much about the next few days, there were memos attached to my desk questioning my sexuality, there were post it notes wanting to know if my boyfriend and I were serious. I told my wife that night if she wanted to have me killed there were easier ways to do it...lol
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I can't find our rofl smiley, but that's me right now! Seriously funny ghost! I worked with an architect who's wife always sent him a large phallic shaped flower or plant for V-day every year. He'd just blush and hide it in his office.
 
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Spideyman

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Happy Valentine's Day to all those down under.....and "that God forsaken place"!

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BeverleyMarsh

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ghost19 said:
I got my wife 18 red roses this year set up to be delivered to her work, one for each year we've been married. Not terribly innovative I'm afraid but I'm a bit of dullard when it comes to things like that.....hoping she likes them.
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You did great. I always felt envious of work colleagues getting roses delivered to them at work on Valentine's day, I know it's silly, but it's true. Never did get any. You did great.
 
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hossenpepper

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So, Valentine's is my anniversary. I know you're thinking "cheesy" or "lazy", but the decision to get married that day held more significance than it being the designated lover's day.

See, we had both had some recent heart breaks. My wife had been abused by her ex and I had my heart stomped by mine. So when valentine's day came up that year, we were two lonely folks who planned on staying home; both with the expected cynicism. But a mutual friend suggested we just accompany each other. If it turned out to be a date, so be it. If not, then we got out of the house for a bit. It turned out to be a great night filled with laughter and great conversation. We stayed up all night and watched the sunset over the river. 2 years later, we got married on 2/14.

Well, here we are a couple decades later and still together. We've weathered a lot of storms. Some we made ourselves, some we didn't. I'd be lying if I said there weren't times I thought it was not going to last. We had a lot of doubters that probably would have agreed and often tried to convince us that was true. We've both changed careers, owned a business and moved our family halfway across the continent. We've been so close to the edge that I thought there was no way we wouldn't tumble over and fall. But somehow, we are still around and make each other laugh pretty much every day. In the end, I married a beautiful woman, a true lady, a down n' dirty Okie chick, a fantastic mother and a pretty tough gal (she has to be to put up with me).

But most of all, what I got was my best friend. I am beginning to think now maybe that is the key to staying together. The lust, the excitement of new love, the giddiness of the horizon, it all fades. You can only talk about some things so many times before it isn't interesting any more. But friends... they can just be around each other and that is enough sometimes.

I don't talk much about my wife or kids. I think it's not the most appropriate thing to speak about on the open board. But, I thought I would share a little about why this day is now important to me.
 
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BeverleyMarsh

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hossenpepper said:
So, Valentine's is my anniversary. I know you're thinking "cheesy" or "lazy", but the decision to get married that day held more significance than it being the designated lover's day.

See, we had both had some recent heart breaks. My wife had been abused by her ex and I had my heart stomped by mine. So when valentine's day came up that year, we were two lonely folks who planned on staying home; both with the expected cynicism. But a mutual friend suggested we just accompany each other. If it turned out to be a date, so be it. If not, then we got out of the house for a bit. It turned out to be a great night filled with laughter and great conversation. We stayed up all night and watched the sunset over the river. 2 years later, we got married on 2/14.

Well, here we are a couple decades later and still together. We've weathered a lot of storms. Some we made ourselves, some we didn't. I'd be lying if I said there weren't times I thought it was not going to last. We had a lot of doubters that probably would have agreed and often tried to convince us that was true. We've both changed careers, owned a business and moved our family halfway across the continent. We've been so close to the edge that I thought there was no way we wouldn't tumble over and fall. But somehow, we are still around and make each other laugh pretty much every day. In the end, I married a beautiful woman, a true lady, a down n' dirty Okie chick, a fantastic mother and a pretty tough gal (she has to be to put up with me).

But most of all, what I got was my best friend. I am beginning to think now maybe that is the key to staying together. The lust, the excitement of new love, the giddiness of the horizon, it all fades. You can only talk about some things so many times before it isn't interesting any more. But friends... they can just be around each other and that is enough sometimes.

I don't talk much about my wife or kids. I think it's not the most appropriate thing to speak about on the open board. But, I thought I would share a little about why this day is now important to me.
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That's just beautiful. It really got me all teary eyed, thanks for sharing. I think it's the most inspiring thing I've read all day.
 
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never2muchfun

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ghost19 said:
Yeah, my wife and I were both impressed with how nice he was to everyone. He seemed to go above and beyond as far as making sure everyone got a word in with him. We stood in line for about an hour after the show to meet him and were one of the last ones in line. It was a great show.
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You guys should check out Kathleen Madigan's show (Netflix). Apparently, she and Lewis are tight. He says she's one of the funniest people he knows.
 
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