Dear Kerr Bear,
I walked into Jewel the other night after a long meeting to attempt their salad bar at 9:00PM instead of resulting in my typical Chipotle late night solution (yup! I should've just gone to Chipotle because Jewel had closed their salad bar down already - see ... not worth it to try and be healthy) to see their amazing floral department (yes, the Jewel by my house has great flowers - you'd love it!) adorned by beautiful extra-large "Happy Sweetest Day" balloons. My instant gut reaction was an "ohhh" but in the tone of a sigh not the tone of loving excitement.
You influenced my love of Hallmark cheesy holidays, the love of grand romantic gestures, flowers, chocolate and incredibly romantic men. You didn't marry those men and neither did I because when I reminded Mac of Sweetest Day and suggested we celebrate it, he adamantly said no. But anyhow ... :0) my gut reaction was one of bitter sweet sadness. It's because days like Sweetest day will ALWAYS make me think of you. That's the sweet part. The part which makes me smile. The reminder of all the influences you had over me and all the memories we shared. But then there's the obvious bitter sadness part. The part which reminds me of yet another day I'll spend without you all too early.
Point of this letter to you, though, is not my complaints about Mac's disinterest in cheesy romance, or to dwell on the bitter sadness portion of days I don't spend with you, but instead to wish you a Happy Sweetest Day.
I love you. I miss you. And I hope you receive a great big bouquet of flowers and a beautiful arrangement of cookies by design.
xoxo always,
ME
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ReplyDeleteKerry sure loved her Hallmark holidays. I would buy her a DD Card for Administrative Day (used to be called Secretaries Day) every year. She would get me a card on Grandparents day (another Hallmark holiday. She loved them all!! Miss you, Kerr!!
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