My First Valentine

DAY 1

It was Valentines day in 2003, i had just started working downtown Philadelphia. My boyfriend lived in NE Philly. most days i will get home before he did. On this particular day, he called me and said he will pick me up at the train station. i was not complaining about that. it was February in Philadelphia and it was cold.

I got to the house and we did our normal routine, pick up the mail and then head upstairs to his apartment. I walk in the door and i saw a balloon, heart shaped, attached to a small gift bag that had a teddy bear in it. He also had like 5 cards around the package and a single red rose.

i looked in the kitchen and Dinner was started.

it was not the biggest or greatest gift he had given me, but i had no doubt that it came from a place of true LOVE.
I realized that day that the true gift was the connection we had with one another. I regularly got flowers for no reason, i regularly go cheesecake from cheesecake factory, i regularly got back rubs and breakfast in bed.

This situation was special because it was Valentines, and it was a very Powerful but Simple gesture.

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