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    Thursday
    Feb142008

    valentines card

    i decided to not get a stock valentines day card for kendra today. the options are typically cheesy (overly floral and sappy with shakespearean poetry) or they attempt to be witty (9 reasons why you are my v-a-l-e-n-t-i-n-e), or they are overtly explicit (gee i love the fact that they are at eye level in the grocery store for my kids to peruse and learn new terminology).
    fyi, over the years i try to find holiday cards for kendra that are "from the cat." it's a bit of an inside joke, because it's another attempt to humanize the animals around the house and i am clearly not a cat person. of course, i could also send a virtual card (which i typically find very fun...yet they give the same options as above).
    this year i decided to shanghai an idea that i read at ebenim (honesty first...this wasn't my idea...i stole it, because i liked it). i also awoke to read these thoughts and it reminded me that it was a good day for public expression of my love for the proclaimer of peace. so...below you will find a list of items that express memories of my love for my bride. some may make her blush, others may make her smile, and a few might even cause her to laugh loudly. the rest of you can wonder and ask questions, because i am sure there will be plenty on this list to make you go "hmmm?"

    chronological memories of love - valentines day 2008
    #24 @ togos
    hospital visits with stolen plants
    fireman's fling at akphi
    mexican hot chocolate at the blackwater cafe
    playing frisbee in october
    bear valley in july
    being a wine wizard
    nunsense is habit forming
    discussing angela's armpits (and the rest of the underwear dinner)
    reclinomatic chrysler newyorker
    up for one, down for two at 2402 california st.
    the last visit to miss pearls
    the trailer park, cabo
    airport bingo - (this one made me laugh just typing it!)
    the breadfruit tree...how hot can it be?
    meeting hal and dee at glen eyrie
    surprising you with a trip to canada
    blue poo in santa cruz
    badger and heather of devenport, nz (fruit and nut)
    sansei sushi in kapalua
    hrt-nc-jg-as-cj-aj-?-ca-jk
    all those suckers in minnesota...and why we live here
    fly
    dancing around a fountain for a frappucino
    an assortment of summer: hammocks, pop pop's fuzz buzz, dancing to buffett, swimming, 4th with the kjelds, skinny dipping when the kids are in bed, sleeping with the fan on, slurpees



    happy valentines day kenj! i love you!

    quietly making noise, fletch
    ps...by the way...we've never been skinny dipping...i just put it there to shake a few of the conservative folks out of their comfort zones...

    Reader Comments (7)

    Thanks! I laughed out loud, too, particularly at the reference to that horrible hand-me-down car we drove in San Francisco. Seriously, the driver's seat would recline all the way back unannounced...

    One question-- JK? Does this mean you're letting me name the baby?

    Oh yah, and skinny dipping? In your dream! HA!

    Love you, too...

    me

    February 14, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterKenj

    It doesn't seem quite right leaving a comment...glad the idea sparked another list. May you have many, many more to add to the list in the years to come...and I hope you're not referring to my family as those "suckers in Minnesota"...

    February 14, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterPaul D Butler

    i forgot to include that the http://ppgmedia.buysell.com/ppgphotos/ct200443011922533/ct200443011922533_200721715116385-display.jpg" rel="nofollow">reclinomatic newyorker also had padding/upholstery on the exterior roof. remember, it was there to protect anyone that may run into us...

    February 14, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterFletch

    paul...
    it was 70°F here in the central valley today with sun from one end of the valley to the other...
    it was -8°F in minneapolis today with snow flurries...
    so...not your family specifically...just minnesotans in general...
    fletch
    by the way...weather.com says chicago is going to be 19°F tonight...yikesy!

    February 14, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterFletch

    Fletch,

    Fun list - I especially like that I recognize a good number of the early ones! (Wasn't your Reclynomatic NewYorker red though?)

    February 15, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterBarbaloo

    actually the reclinomatic newyorker was a pleasant metallic light rose. it had two other cool features: it spoke to you and it had internal fragrance of apple after kendra spilled a gallon of apple syrup in the car.

    February 16, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterFletch

    Thats some quality fundamentals there, already knew some of that, but you can always learn more. I doubt a “kid” could put together such information as some other commentor suggested. Maybe he’s just attempting to be “controversial? lol

    January 12, 2011 | Unregistered Commenterwedding

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