Alice is far too pregnant for this! (no_wonder) wrote in blurred_owls, @ 2009-02-14 12:16:00 |
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Entry tags: | ! [1980-02] february, alice longbottom (née prewett), frank longbottom |
My beloved husband, It feels a little silly to be celebrating Valentine's Day at a time like this, but I feel as though we should celebrate something, and though there were gifts and dinner with your mother, I feel guilty that, considering the circumstances immediately preceding it, your birthday wasn't properly enjoyed. And perhaps it's the pregnancy, but I feel the need to do something in the name of love. After all the difficulties the last year has brought us, I find that the only thing which gives me light in the darkness is knowing that I share both my happiness and my troubles with you. I feel thankful each day, Frank, that I had the courage to make the decisions that brought us together, and if that isn't love, I don't know what is. I suppose that it is 'like me' to buy something practical as a gift, but the truth is that I find the gardening to be symbolic as well. Of course, there is the praticality of providing ourselves with food, but I see these seeds as the seeds of happiness. The seeds that we have sewn to begin our family. What seems so meagre now, just a tiny speck that you plant, water, care for, will eventually blossom into something beautiful. That is the idea I am holding onto this Valentine's Day. That and my love for you, my husband. I realise that this note is not the most cheerful, even though it is written on a silly card which I found adorable. And I hope that it has cheered you some on this cold February morning before you go out to garden. Love, Alice Along with the card, there is a bar of chocolate, a new set of gardening gloves, and an array of seed packets for when spring comes. |