February 13, 2006
I'll give you my heart
Yesterday a small group of us went over to Allison's to make Valentine's cookies. Remember when Valentine's Day was just about candy and cookies and passing out cards at school? I'm trying to recapture that. Who needs roses?
When I was growing up, my mom marked every holiday with presents and that is something I love about her! Whether it was Halloween or Easter or Valentine's, my brother and I could be sure that when we woke up and raced down to the breakfast room that there would be treats and treasures awaiting us on the table. When I was little it was usually a stuffed animal or a Barbie, along with chocolate and a card. As I got older the chocolate and card were still there, but they were normally accompanied by a CD or a sweater, or my brother's favorite, money.*
When I was in college I got care packages and she always included cards and little boxes of chocolates for my roommates too. She's a thoughtful woman, my mother. Can't say that enough.
So tomorrow is the 14th and I have a date with my hair stylist. She'll ask about my (scant) love life and she'll probably tell me some crazy story about her klepto roommate. I'm sure she'll reprimand me for going so long between visits. (My hair might be the longest it's every been.)
So I don't have someone who loves me and calls me his very own, but I do have cookies. What more does a girl need? (Don't answer that.)
*Someday when I am feeling good about myself and can take the cold hard truth, I will tell you the difference between my brother's money management style and my own. Let's just say that Guy still has $10 bills that our grandfather gave him a decade ago. Mine was probably spent in about 38 seconds on something like Garbage Pail Kids. Story of my life.
Posted by hannah at 01:53 PM
Mmm... I want to be that kind of mom.
Posted by mingaling on February 13, 2006 03:40 PMMy parents still send me and my brother random presents. Though on Valentines it's just me - I think they want to make sure someone sends me flowers:)
Posted by Suzie on February 13, 2006 04:49 PMI don't see why you should have a scant love life, you are really pretty. My two cents.
Posted by Paulie [eatl/ga] on February 13, 2006 05:24 PMHannah,
You are truly hot. Don't cut (butch-off) your hair. Us men love long hair. Too often American women keep their hair long before mariage, then butch it off after they are married. Something weird about American women, once you put the rock on their hand, they forgoe up-keep and end up like a bull-dog.
Lipstick lesbians think just like I do--they know they have beauty and tthey are not afraid of showing it, and living it!!
I hope that you enjoy the Jamacan sun. Smoke a little herb whilst you are there, too. It will relax you to the point that you can accept differeences that your parishners cannot understand.
Have fun! I know I am. Get yourself some nookie while you are out.
Posted by Appalled on February 13, 2006 06:47 PMDo you 100 IP addresses at your disposal? Don't worry - my hair is going from lower back to midback.
(Thank you Paulie. Please ignore my resident troll.)
Posted by Hannah on February 13, 2006 09:31 PMI so wanted to make cookies for VDay this year and completely forgot about it. Yours look delicious!
Posted by Jessie on February 15, 2006 10:37 AM
