Almost Did it Again!

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So nine years ago I wrote the above blogpost about how cool and weird it was that Pam and I picked the exact same Valentine’s Day card from Hallmark. This weekend, on the occasion of our 41st Valentine’s Day celebration as a married couple—we almost did it again.

This time it wasn’t picking out the same card. This time it was about the gift.

So a little over two weeks ago I started getting V-Day gift ideas courtesy of the internet. There was everything from flowers to weekend getaway destinations to racier suggestions that I will leave to the reader’s imagination. But there was this one ad that kept popping up. I was intrigued. It was an elaborate pre-packaged charcuterie tray. I mean this thing had it all, cheeses, meats, fruit and pastries. If you really wanted to go for it you could add a bottle of wine. I’m telling you, I almost bought the thing three different times! But then I thought Pam likes charcuterie, but I’m the one who is bonkers for charcuterie. Maybe I should buy something specifically for her. So I abandoned the idea.

We celebrated V-Day on Friday instead of Saturday. We had a fantastic lunch at Hondo’s, then went to see a very sweet movie called Solo Mio. When we got back home Pam sent me upstairs and told me to stay up there until she finished putting some “finishing touches” on my present. Finally she told me I could come downstairs. It was around 5:30 in the afternoon and I was starting to get hungry. That’s when I found a homemade from scratch charcuterie display that made the one I almost paid a hundred bucks for look like a ripoff.

We spent much of the evening snacking on the thing while we watched a movie. 

I’m very lucky.