An Affair to Remember

The excitement is ratcheting up as Valentine's Day approaches. Every year the Groovies and their husbands get together to celebrate. We have elevated this Hallmark card event to a whole new level thanks to alternative years of secret planning ~ "alternative years" meaning the wives plan one year and the husbands the next. This highly anticipated event gives a whole new meaning to male-female rivalry as one group tries to outdo the other. Hush hush talks begin sometimes a year in advance as each group tries to make our VDay celebration an affair to remember.

And remember we do. We remember taking the men to salsa dancing lessons and their retaliation the next year telling us they were taking us fishing (we did go to the ocean but with nary a fish pole in sight). We remember candles on bathtubs and rose petals on the floor. We remember fantastic dinners and limousine bus rentals. We remember special songs and choreographed entertainment in public places.

But what we really remember most is the celebration of our love for each other and our deep appreciation for the gift that the Lord gave each of us in our spouse.

So this year it's the husbands' turn; the invitations have been sent and the rumors are flying. The men have even upped the anty by telling us to save not one weekend but two!!! Stay posted. This is going to be fun.