Valentines 2005

Dear Blog,

I was so upset that Hubby couldn't fly home for valentines weekend. Man I was pissed. Yes, I know I also had to work, but I was hoping he at least could come to the special multi course dinner that I was creating for the holiday at the bistro. Instead of wallowing in self pity about spending this weekend alone, I focused on work and dropped the boys off at Auntys for the weekend. Saturday I went into work early and the day flew by in a blur back in the busy kitchen. After I sent out the desert course during the last seating, I quick put on a clean chef's uniform and went out to to be toasted by the dinners with their glasses of raised port, and thanked them for coming. I hate that part. I like the acknowledgement for my hard work, but it embarrassed me also. I ducked back into the kitchen as soon as I could. Gina, one of the waitresses followed me into the kitchen soon after I made my exit with an empty looking creme brulle ramikin. "Munkay", she said, "some guy is sending his desert back to you". Praying it wasn't one of my hairs in his dish, I grabbed it out of her hand. There inside the empty dish was the silver bracelet with blue heart shaped stones that Hubby had seen me eyeing downtown last month. Gina is now laughing. "GINA- where is this man?" She opens the swinging stainless steal door and points to a corner where Hubby was sitting hidden behind a large bouquet of roses. He had flown home on Saturday and came straight to my work. He had been there the entire time. I walk over to him and give his head and neck a funny awkward squeezy hug, then kiss the top of his head. "Thanks Goat", I whispered. "I got to go back in the kitchen for a minet." I grabbed a half full bag of garbage and headed out the back door to the dumpster where no one could see me bawl like a little girl.

I had nothing ready for him as a gift. So I snapped a picture of my naked heart shaped ass with the digital camera and made him a card that read, "I love you from the bottom of my bottom."

It was a very good valentines indeed.