Valentines Day Stories

I asked some followers of Krista's Corner to send in some stories or memories that they have of Valentines Day. In this blog I am going to post these stories, and ask you to vote for your favorite. The winner will be announced tomorrow and will receive a $20 gift certificate to Applebees, so they can go out to dinner with their loved one. Before I share those, I thought it would be only right if I shared one of mine. However, I don't qualify for the gift card (that would be wierd). lol

The Valentines Day that sticks out most to me is in 1991. It was the first date my husband, now of almost 19 years, and I had. We only had 30 minutes for this date because it was on our lunch period when we were Juniors at North Medford High School. We jumped in his little grey Toyota, and headed off to the buffet at Pappy's Pizza. I was 16, and at the time pretty skinny. My, how time changes things! While we were at the buffet he saw me go up not once, not twice, not three times, but four times to get more food. I figure I was thinking if I only had a few minutes, I better eat quick! Disgusting I know...I have learned since then not to do that. (sort of - thus the reason I'm not so skinny anymore) Apparently right after he saw me wolf down 4 plates of food, I excused myself to the bathroom. He later told me that he thought I was bulemic! Thank God he didn't go off of first impressions, and gave me the chance to go on a second date! Now 19 years and 4 kids later, he is still my Valentine who I love with all my heart.

Here are some other heart warming stories shared by some others.

The first is by Molly Niemann

Well, where do I start. Kevin had left to Egypt for his first deployment. We had only been together for 18 months and I was so torn up knowing the man I loved was going to be taken so far away from me. I knew I was in for a long haul being alone but I kept myself busy as much as I could. We didn't get to talk a lot cause of phone lines and how tied up they got it was down to about 2 times a month. I was kind of feeling down knowing valentines day was coming up and didn't know if Kevin would be able to call or anything. But then on that special day. I got woken up by a phone call from him and then not even 5 min later a knock on the door. There 3 red roses being delivered to me with such a sweet note that brought me to tears. I was able to talk to Kevin for about 20 minutes before he finally had to go. I was so emotional and so excited that I didn't think the day couldn't get better but I turned on the radio and about half hour later I heard kevins voice. He had called and gotten through from Egypt and talked to the lady about where he was and us. He said I wanted to tell my fiancé molly how much I love and miss her. They played it on air and I got to hear his other sweet surprise and a sweet song just for me from him. It was one of the best days I could of asked for with him being so far away from me. Well it's kind of long but that is a memory I hold so close to my heart.

The second is by Jan Martinez

Our first Valentines Day....30 years ago didn't start off to good! Denny failed to get me a gift or a card. I was so devastated. You know when you are first married you have these high expectations of what your first Valentines Day will be like!! Well I was sorely disappointed, it seemed that Denny had never really been taught the ways of Cupid! So after he realized his great blunder he left the house. Of course this just complicated my misery. He was gone for hours. Now please remember that this was way before the days of cell phones or pagers of any type! So there I sat in a pitiable state of distress. My fantasy of Valentines Day had been shattered and I was all alone setting on my couch. As the hours passed my self pity grew. Finally I heard the car pull into the driveway, I was mixed with feelings of relief he was home and with the feeling of how wretched he was to have done absolutely nothing on this special day. But he redeemed himself! He came home with a giant card. He had gone to the store and bought all the supplies to make me a card. He then went to a park and assembled this giant and I do mean giant card. He had bought poster board and used that for the pages. He had been gone for hours because he isn't exactly what one would term "crafty" so creating a card of this magnitude took some time and thought. Of course when he told me the story and confessed that he had blundered almost beyond repair, all was forgiven. Our first Valentines Day that started off so bleak turned into my favorite memory of Valentines Day! For the record, I always get a card on Valentines Day!!

The third is by Amy Miller (Creekside Whimsies)

Pete and I don't necessarily do anything fantastically amazing on Valentine's Day, so sorry to say I don't have any mushy story along those lines. Everyday is Valentine's Day for us...I know, sounds cliche. :)

But I do have a Valentine's Day memory. Actually, it's a series of memories from when I was growing up. My brother was a few years older than me, and he had Cerebral Palsey. He was every bit as intelligent as the next person, he only had physical limitations. But it didn't stop him from enjoying holidays throughout the year. Valentine's Day was no exception. Every year, he and I looked forward to whatever little Valentine cards Mom would pick out for us. You know, the kind that little kids would give out to all their friends? Anyway, Mom would sit with both of us at the dining table when it was time to go through and sign all those little cards. Because by brother wasn't able to sign them himself, Mom would put a pen in his hand and hold his hand, signing his name "Jason" on every card. He loved it. He had so many friends in school, and he would always get so excited about the growing stack of cards that he was going to take for his friends. I remember whizzing through my cards, and then sitting and watching Mom, with her incredible patience, help my brother finish his. I used to get so impatient. It seemed to take them forever to get them done. And, of course, when all the Valentine's Day class parties were over, my brother would bring home an incredible haul of little Valentine cards. Classmates, friends, teachers, teachers' aids, even people in our church would give him cards...it was amazing. He got cards from some people that I didn't even know existed. But they knew him, and thought enough of him to wish him a Happy Valentine's Day.

To all of you who are reading this today, have a Happy Valentines Day! Whether you are married, single, engaged, or to young to even think about it, take time to make a memory. God Bless!