A Valentine
February 14th, 2006 Caroline
One Valentine’s Day when I came home from school, I think I was eight or nine, my mom sent me up to my room to await a treat. This was unusual. Several minutes passed, then mom arrived with a tray on which there might have been a bud vase with a flower. There was definitely a flowery china plate with a matching dome, under which was a heart-shaped cream cheese and raspberry jelly sandwich on white bread (white bread! unheard of!). We sat together on my bed talking, and I ate my sandwich, and felt happy and well-loved.
I cannot remember what I might have done to deserve this extraordinary treat, but my normally unsentimental mom made a sweet gesture that year, and nearly thirty years later, I haven’t forgotten it.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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3 Comments
1. Susan | February 15th, 2006 at 7:30 am
Aww. That is so sweet. I feel like I was such a rushed Mom last night, and not able to properly bestow love on my loved ones. I got the kids a couple of iTunes gift cards from Safeway.
A heart shaped sandwich would have been so much nicer!
2. Libby | February 15th, 2006 at 9:14 am
That’s a great story, Caroline. My kids were completely shocked–especially Mariah–that we had a nice dinner and presents for everyone! (Mark managed that, really…)
3. Mom | February 15th, 2006 at 1:32 pm
And of course, I have no recollection of it!
LOL
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