Did you know that Valentine's Day is a $14.7 billion industry in the U.S.? Crazy shit! And did you know that in Japan women are the ones to give chocolates to their boyfriends, male friends and co-workers. And then men return the favor a month later on March 14, known as White Day, by handing out white chocolates, lingerie and jewelry to their friends and loved ones [source: Valentine's Day Around the World].
Seriously, i feel sorry for the guys since not only do they just get chocolate but they have to wait a whole month to get a little sumin' sumin, if ya know what i mean.
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But what can i say, i've had an exceptionally good Valentine's day.
It was my first spent face-to-face with J and of course the first in Germany. We didn't go all out and buy the mushy love heart card or stuffed animal. If anything, i wasn't expecting that much at all. Blame it on my previous non-romantic V-days and lack of adoration from the opposite sex but i know J loves me, so there was no need for coloured paper hearts or cutesy animals.
But my day did not begin by being woken up by a 6 year old as i had predicted.
Instead i was ordered to stay in bed and sleep in. How great is that! When it was of a decent hour, J came in to say they were going out for "a walk" and would be back soon. Which is when Little L jumped on the bed to hug me and wished me Happy Valentine's Day. Again, i was told to stay in the bedroom and at no circumstance was i allowed to set foot in the kitchen or living room when they had returned from their "walk".
Of course i was curious as to what they were doing but i played by their rules. And to make the waiting time bearable, J even put together a hot bubble bath for me.
Finally after 3 hours of waiting, i was told that they were ready and they opened the door to reveal a Prosecco brunch. Little L with the help of J, prepared a full-on breakfast with scrambled eggs, delicious fresh croissants, rolls, salmon and even freshly squeezed orange juice. And sitting on the table was one of my favorite flowers, tulips.
Then out of nowhere Little L presented me with a small bunch of flowers, of which she hand-picked at the florist not too long before. And at that point i thought i would burst into tears. I'm not sure why but the gesture was so pure and honest that it could only reinforce that she has in fact accepted me in her little world.
Later Ekki and his son came over and we spent the rest of the afternoon at Bobbolino Kinderwelt; an indoor playground. And of course it was jam packed with children and young parents. Who knew it would be so exhausting jumping on an over-sized inflated bag.
Then we dropped Little L at home and we crossed paths with the mother at the front door. She so happened to be speaking with a neighbor at that very moment. And usually i sit in the car whilst J brings Little L upstairs but it would be rude to stay seated, so i came out.
The next thing i know we were wishing one another Happy Valentine's day, then i was holding LittleBabyA [wrapped in several puffy layers but surprisingly quite light] and we were walking upstairs.
It was truly a surreal moment since i never thought i'd be allowed to be that close to the little one.
Then a short visit to IKEA to buy random items before closing time and to replace J's 1-week old chair to one that is exactly like mine. Oh and i now have a very cool water plant that lives completely under water. It has now found a home on our bathroom window sill.
And to top off the day, we decided to treat ourselves and go out for Japanese food at Kiku Sushi. Words of advice if you want to stuff yourself with coloured plates of sushi, don't pair them with 2 glasses of 0,5 litre German Weizen* beer because you're bound to be full before you're even half way!
Needless to say we had very big eyes.
* TIP: Pronunciation guide for English-speakers: "veye-tssen-beer" [Do NOT pronounce it "wisen-beer"!] Says who? Says here.
Seriously, i feel sorry for the guys since not only do they just get chocolate but they have to wait a whole month to get a little sumin' sumin, if ya know what i mean.
...
But what can i say, i've had an exceptionally good Valentine's day.
It was my first spent face-to-face with J and of course the first in Germany. We didn't go all out and buy the mushy love heart card or stuffed animal. If anything, i wasn't expecting that much at all. Blame it on my previous non-romantic V-days and lack of adoration from the opposite sex but i know J loves me, so there was no need for coloured paper hearts or cutesy animals.
But my day did not begin by being woken up by a 6 year old as i had predicted.
Instead i was ordered to stay in bed and sleep in. How great is that! When it was of a decent hour, J came in to say they were going out for "a walk" and would be back soon. Which is when Little L jumped on the bed to hug me and wished me Happy Valentine's Day. Again, i was told to stay in the bedroom and at no circumstance was i allowed to set foot in the kitchen or living room when they had returned from their "walk".
Of course i was curious as to what they were doing but i played by their rules. And to make the waiting time bearable, J even put together a hot bubble bath for me.
Finally after 3 hours of waiting, i was told that they were ready and they opened the door to reveal a Prosecco brunch. Little L with the help of J, prepared a full-on breakfast with scrambled eggs, delicious fresh croissants, rolls, salmon and even freshly squeezed orange juice. And sitting on the table was one of my favorite flowers, tulips.
Then out of nowhere Little L presented me with a small bunch of flowers, of which she hand-picked at the florist not too long before. And at that point i thought i would burst into tears. I'm not sure why but the gesture was so pure and honest that it could only reinforce that she has in fact accepted me in her little world.
Later Ekki and his son came over and we spent the rest of the afternoon at Bobbolino Kinderwelt; an indoor playground. And of course it was jam packed with children and young parents. Who knew it would be so exhausting jumping on an over-sized inflated bag.
Then we dropped Little L at home and we crossed paths with the mother at the front door. She so happened to be speaking with a neighbor at that very moment. And usually i sit in the car whilst J brings Little L upstairs but it would be rude to stay seated, so i came out.
The next thing i know we were wishing one another Happy Valentine's day, then i was holding LittleBabyA [wrapped in several puffy layers but surprisingly quite light] and we were walking upstairs.
It was truly a surreal moment since i never thought i'd be allowed to be that close to the little one.
Then a short visit to IKEA to buy random items before closing time and to replace J's 1-week old chair to one that is exactly like mine. Oh and i now have a very cool water plant that lives completely under water. It has now found a home on our bathroom window sill.
And to top off the day, we decided to treat ourselves and go out for Japanese food at Kiku Sushi. Words of advice if you want to stuff yourself with coloured plates of sushi, don't pair them with 2 glasses of 0,5 litre German Weizen* beer because you're bound to be full before you're even half way!
Needless to say we had very big eyes.
* TIP: Pronunciation guide for English-speakers: "veye-tssen-beer" [Do NOT pronounce it "wisen-beer"!] Says who? Says here.
2 comments:
what a nice Valentine's day you had. hot bubble bath prepared, then brunch, then some quality time... lovely.
Oh it was! I am very grateful and lucky.
Well i hope you and your Nonsense King had a memorable day ;)
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