Happy Valentine's Day, I got you a.....

BANJO!!!

February starts out like EVERY February. I say to Mark, "Valentine's Day-no gifts- really no gifts, no cards. I don't need anything. Lets go for dinner and a movie". He says, " O.K. but I kinda already got you something, well... not just for you, it's more for US. I only hope that it's here by then!!"


Dread. Fear. Cautious anticipation.


Feb 14, 2009....

I am running late for our after work dinner date, racing into the house, when I am stopped dead in my tracks by the lovely? twangy sounds of a banjo coming from the next room.

What do I do next? Do I flee? Obviously some one has broken into the house and is sitting in the living room playing the banjo, because (if you've met him) we all know that it CANNOT be my husband.

But it is.

"I'm serenading you", he says proudly, looking like a kid at Christmas. "Happy Valentine's Day!"
I'm very proud to say that he has purchased "us" a very nice banjo and is currently learning (Banjo's for Dummies) how to play. And, although the "song" that he played for me on that very first night wasn't anything I could recognize, I expect big, big things from this particular musician.

May you have an amazing Valentine's day with the ones you love but I ask that you remember to celebrate your spouse, friends and family throughout the year. Don't wait for one day in February to acknowledge who they are and what they mean to you. Do your best to maintain a regular date-night with your significant other. Have a girls night, guys night or game night. Studies prove that the people who live the longest are the ones who are surrounded by the right people and are connecting on a regular basis.

I wonder what they say about listening to banjo music?

Happy Valentine's Day