Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Three Years Ago Today


Three years ago today, the jangled mass of raw nerve endings that was my middle son made Valentine’s Day dinner for his girlfriend. I was at his side through the ordeal process and between his jitters and my spineless culinary skills we put together a pretty good meal.

I thought of everything he didn’t (ie. rose-scented candles, pink napkins, romance music from some TV station called ‘Romance Music’).

Then his father, brothers and I huddled in the basement (per family rules, unmarried couples spend precious few unchaperoned moments in the house) while he sparkling grape juiced and dined her. 
We were allowed to emerge from the basement and clean up the mess while he took her to a snowy park that was one of their favorites, and proposed.
She said yes.
And that is how The Prude took her first step on the wonderful road on mother-in-law hood.
My husband is a wonderful, loving, kind, supportive, humorous man with a terrific work ethic and a sincere faith. All those fabulous, to-die-for qualities leave little room for his romantic facet to blossom.
Or else he just generously passed an extra measure on to his middle child, who put it to work with skill, hope and anxiety and mocha cheesecake three years ago today.
Happy Valentine’s Day/Single Awareness Day/Founder’s Day! (more on that last one tomorrow)

6 comments:

Suef said...

Very sweet and appropriate for today!

Lori Lipsky said...

Aw. I love it. Thanks for sharing this romantic, perfect-for-Valentine's-Day story.

bethBA said...

You have three of the most polite, sincere, and loving young men that I have had the privilege to know and watch grow up. Yes, their dad generously passed on such qualities but I'm guessing it may be because he loves their mother so much. What a great example! Happy Valentine's Day to all your LOVEly family.

Susan said...

Beautiful!

Danielle said...

Awww what a sweet post! Mikaela looks so young in the photos! And why do you insist on insulting your culinary skills? Your food is always delicious and if I can cook/bake half as well as you do I will be very happy with myself, indeed!

Robin Steinweg said...

Sweet, Prude, thanks for sharing!