Actually- it's a little Christmas romance, but I'm sharing this on Valentine's Day.
And if you want to get technical- it's a little romance that started in the '50s. When my parents were students at East High School. My Dad had a crush on the girl who would eventually become his wife and my Mom. My Dad was (and is) a pretty good artist- so he drew a picture of the girl he had a crush on...and presented her with that picture.
It worked.
They started dating, eventually married and had two kids- me and my sister Shannon.
Fast forward about 50 years and my parents are going through some of their old stuff. They find that picture that my Dad drew in high school. Yes, you read that right- they still had that picture all those years later.
But that's not the end of the story.
A couple years ago- a few weeks before Christmas, my Dad snuck that picture out of the house, had a high-quality copy made, added a little message to the picture and had it framed. He then returned the original picture and my Mom never knew.
Meanwhile- my Mom snuck the original picture out of the house and had it framed. And again- Dad never knew.
You can probably guess where this is going.
Christmas Eve- we're opening presents and Mom opens a gift from Dad- yep, the picture, all nicely framed. And then of course- Dad opens a gift from Mom- and again, the picture all nicely framed.
So, there you go- a little romance to take you through your Valentine's Day.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
I couldn't find that picture without breaking into their house to steal it- so, here is their Wedding picture.
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