Ah, Harry

Harry met the girl of his dreams when he was six. She was five.
They graduated from the same high school  and went separate ways.
Nine years later they were reunited.
They dated.
They wrote letters to each other.
They married.
He wrote more than 1,300 letters to her  for nearly fifity years.


Ah, Harry.
Sigh.
The couple-
President Harry Truman and his sweetheart, Bess Truman.

Then there was Mr. Valentine.
He is a mystery.
He may just be a legend.
I still like the story.
Valentine was in prison and fell in love a girl, who may have been the jailer's daughter. Before his death, he wrote her a letter and signed it, "From Your Valentine."

Thanks Valentine.

Valentine's Day,
a day worth setting aside.
Tell her you love her.
Let him know he's your man.

I remember when my husband and I were dating.
The delivery girl brought me this huge spray of roses.
I felt like a movie star.
Roses. I love roses.

That's all it took.
I was smitten.
He was sweet, thoughtful, a gentleman (yes, I'm talking my husband, now).
He found the perfect Valentine's Day card.
He took me to dinner.

He still sends roses.
He still manages to find the perfect card.
He still takes me to dinner.
He's still sweet, thoughtful and a gentleman.

Ah....Valentine's Day.
What a day for love.
Harry Truman, Valentine...'so many love stories out there.

But, maybe, you're alone.
Don't hate Valentine's Day.
'Been there, too.

My son was born on Valentine's Day.
One year when I was a single parent, he said,
"Mommy, I'll be your Valentine."
So, I've always had a Valentine - since the day he was born.
'Those days,
I bought myself a heart-shaped box of Russell Stover candy.
I enjoyed Valentine's Day, anyway.
I enjoyed the candy, too.

Ah...Valentine's Day.
Enjoy the day set aside for love.

Tell someone you love 'em.
It's ok
to be in the mood for love.