It’s Valentine’s Day, so my wife and I exchange cards (I gave her her flowers when she got home yesterday evening) and gifts.
I spend the day buying another holiday. Ever since I met my wife I have gone on and on about how wonderful the Sugar Cane Club in Barbados is, and when we were in Egypt the other week I rashly promised to take her there this year. So, I have been in touch with number of travel companies this week, trying to get the best possible deal. When we were discussing getting each other a gift for Valentine’s Day, we agreed that our gift to each other would be a holiday to Barbados for our fifth wedding anniversary this October, so that’s what I have booked. Not quite sure where the money is going to come from, but I have a few months to find it. I justify the expense by telling myself that I have to do these things while I still can – nobody knows how quickly (or slowly) my Parkinson’s will progress, or which symptom will be next to emerge. In any case, my wife deserves to be taken somewhere special – she’s a very special lady.
My mouth is still pretty sore following my molar extraction yesterday, so our romantic Valentine’s day meal this evening will be broccoli and stilton soup with soggy croutons – yum!