Happy Valentine's Day

While I usually consider myself a romantic (see Ferdinand), I must say that Vanessa did the most wonderful thing to surprise me today. She told me a few weeks ao to check my email on the Monday before Valentine's Day for a special message. Naturally, I thought she meant my work account, but I found out this morning that it was my AOL account she wanted me to check. So, quickly before I hurried in to work, I gave it a glance over, to find that she had sent me an e-card. That in itself was nice, but the message inside the card was to look in the newspaper today. So, after I got to work, I opened the paper, to find a special Valentine's Day message from her, right ther in black and white. This particular paper is seen military-wide, in every country the U.S. has forces stationed, so that means about three-million people got to see just how romantic my Baby is. It really brightened my day to read what she wrote. A simple note, but to me it's beautiful, because of the planning and meaning of it. I later stole the paper from work, and now have it in my posession to hold onto forever!
I feel bad, because she hasn't been able to pick up her mail, so she won't get to open her Valentine's Day present from me until after V-Day, and she gave me this wonderful suprise so far out in advance.
Vanessa, I promise to make it up to you when I get to Germany.

ULI!