Oops, one bit omitted,

Feb. 14, Valentines Day.

Sorry honey I forgot to mention about "Our Night" in the blog. About a week prior Valentines Day Ruth "kidnapped" me after going to the gym and took me to Bono's for martini night. It was such a delight I called the next day for reservations for that special DATE NIGHT the following week.

We got all dressed up and were given a great window seat and proceeded to have a wonderful evening together. The menu was delightful; three pieces of seared tuna on some sort of greens as an appetizer, a wonderful salad, a large steak with all the trimmings, and a bottle of red wine. We topped that off with a small desert and some bubbly. Ok, ok now we'll have to do an extra half hour on the machines to work it off.

But the fun for me came when I gave Ruth a little Valentines gift. It was like those nesting dolls, a gift in a gift. in a gift. The outside bag did not give anything away, it was just a nice big heart decorated bag. Inside that was another bag folded up and hidden with tissue paper. When opened it revealed a big brown paper bag with a huge heart and "Won't you be my Valentine." Inside that bag was another bag with hearts and this one had a wrapped caramel apple. For desert later...naturally. Then there was the mushy "Love" card that always makes a guy points. It was truly a great evening for a couple that has been doing this kind of thing for 35 years. Just trying to keep the flame glowing bright.

P.S. In the top shot, the envelope on the lower left has D.G. + K.B. Those are our beach names, Dolphin Girl and Kite Boy. You've got to have fun at the beach.