Mike, my husband, my friend

Every year when Valentine's Day comes around, the people that I work with start asking, "What will Mike do THIS year for your Valentine's Day surprise?" I always have to reply that I can't even imagine what he has up his sleeve. Ever since he sent the pink "Love Machine" to my work, I just try to take it all in stride and enjoy it!

This year, on Tuesday, I received a bag with fun items in it. One of them was an animated stuffed bear with a holographic readout that says "I love you" and several other things. People would walk by my office and see it and come in to play with it! On Wednesday, I received a beautiful bouquet of red and pink roses. It has lots of ferns and other flowers as accents. This came in a huge red heart-shaped vase. Along with that, I got some "just out of the oven" blueberry muffins for my department. They were wonderful! That day, when we were getting ready to go home, one of my associates said to me, "I am so glad WE married Mike!!!" :-) They all love him!

We went to dinner at Jasper's Wednesday evening ,he was the best man in our wedding.

I am so lucky to be married to my best friend.

Christine loves Mike

The True Valentine and the Love Machine

Oh was Christine in for a surprise!!!!!

It was Valentine's day and I walked out of my store and here sat the Love Machine. It said on the side "I Love Anke, Love Dick!!" On the front it said The Love Machine. Anke is one of my best friends and I knew she did not know it was here. I picked up my cell and started to call Anna ,who is Anke's best friend and works at my store. Thinking I was going to call the cops, two people (who I don't know) come running at me yelling "don't call the police!" Well I found out it was a crazy boyfriend of Anke's, Dick (who really is Crazy, and actually makes me look sain) and another person. It was soooooo funnnnny!!!!! It said "When the machine is rocking, don't be Knocking" :) :) :)

Well then, the following week is belated Valentine's Day, and at the J.C.Penney warehouse, (guess who works there) Miss Proper, "don't embarass me", Christine, who I might add has ABSOLUTLY NO IDEA of what I am up too...

I did not tell Christine's Mom until about 20 minutes before. I picked her up and she laughed till we arrived at Penneys (and laughed for almost the entire month following). Her son Mark and Toshia her Daughter-in Law-to be also came along for the fun!

I tried to keep it real low profile (in the giant pink motorhome), with only two hundred (or so) of J.C. Penney's management and employees looking out of the windows above...

We arrived and Christine was on the phone with her Boss, and one of her co-workers told her to turn around and look out the window. She told her boss she'd have to call him back...

She was speechless! (Which doesn't happen that often, as I have learned, especially after this:):)

I was in my Chicken Suit (which every self respecting man has), and she finally mustered the strength to come outside, only after I ran around in the parking lot with a sign saying the "The Love Princess". We'll not go into that.

As she surveyed the situation, she looked in the Love Machine and muttered "Oh my God, my Mother is in there... You had this in my neighborhood!"

It was so funny, she kissed me and said I would Pay!!! (Which I have dearly).

Dick (the guy who owns the wonderful Winnebago) is so funny! (Again, another story...)

When we left, it was shift change at Penneys, and I had to get out in my Chicken Suit and direct traffic... (I found out about a chicken trying to cross a road. :)

It was a great day and Christine still is with me, which this post will really make her wonder why!!!!!) I keep telling her to find someone sain. It won't be Dick:):)

Love,

Mike