Twenty five years ago
we were expecting our first child.
My husband traveled ALOT,
he managed several cities in the north east.
Lots of planes and little time for us.
On Valentines Day 1986
while on his way to airport in NYC
he thought he would have his cab stop
at Tiffany's and pickup a small Valentine gift
that he had seen advertised in the morning newspaper.
Oh so Original!
He was thinking he had Valentines Day in the bag.
Much to his surprise...
hundreds of other men had the same idea.
He needed to make his flight so he had to abandon his plan.
He didn't even have time to stop for a Sweet Treat.
NOW THE PANIC SETS IN
He is sitting on the plane that is due to arrive early evening
and he is empty handed.
(Honestly, I didn't have my heart set on a gift)
Quick thinking:
He pulls out his 1986 style laptop...
graph paper.
He writes me a letter,
a letter reviewing the past year
and dreams of the year to come.
I am sure he didn't think it would be
one of the most treasured gifts I have EVER received.
I cherish that letter and the 23 that followed.
Each Valentine's Day my husband
writes me a letter that comes from his heart.
The next year he wrote 2 Love Letters,
one for me and one for our daughter.
This year he has 3 letters to write,
we are expecting our first grandchild,
a little girl that will hopefully
have many Love Letters to come
from her loving grandpa.
Wishing you LOT OF LOVE on this Valentines Day.
Enjoy!
13 comments:
Hi Kelley, me again I accidentally deleted my first comment...what a sweet story and blessings to you for the new granddaughter.
Happy Valentine's Day ~ Rebecca
So sweet!! And my heartfelt congratulations on your first grandchild..
You will be over the moon.:) I see little mosaics in her future:)
That is so beautiful. He is a Keeper as they say. Happy Valentines Day.
Congratulations and thank you for sharing this lovely story... Blessings
Oh dear, how fabulous. I cannot read a love letter from my husband without CRYING MY EYES OUT! He knows me and is used to it and just smiles, gently hugs me and shushes me!!!! VIVE L'AMOUR!!! Anita
Love Letters are the best! Nothing beats heartfelt thoughts and genuine feelings of enduring adoration :)
Lucky you!
you gave me chills... so sweet~
That is so sweet - how lucky you have been. I agree that is the most precious gift. We don't always remember things, but we remember words. Nothing is more meaningful.
Happy Valentine's Day,
Sharon
Oh, Kelley, my
eyes pricked a
bit at the end
when you mentioned
the wee one that
is on her way....
Yowzer, your daughter
is a young mom and
I'm betting that you
were, too! What
a sweet tradition.
Your hubby sounds
like a special man.
xx Suzanne
Hello Kelley
Your Post is so Lovely! Thank you for sharing your Love Story!What Cherished Letters.
I am sorry I have fallen behind on getting Back to you. My Youngest Katelyn has been sick and Sporting a significant Fever. She is feeling a bit Better today. Relief!
Thank you so Much for your Visits and Support! I still can't believe That my piece will be Published!
Happy Wednesday!
Hugs
Jill
What a wonderful tradition Kelley!
I so enjoyed reading this.
Kelley, obviously I'm late arriving to read this lovely post, but just have to comment. This is truly the best valentine there is. My husband has written me few notes, but I've saved and cherished each one. It's the little things such as this that make the most lasting gifts. How fortunate to have a sweet, loving man who will take the time and thought to write these. Even more wonderful to carry the tradition on with a new grandchild.
Hope all is well in your world. Your's is one of my favorite blogs. ~ Sarah
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