Cheap Valentine's Day

I have my Valentine's Day plans... in my head. They involve my husband, a home-cooked steak and a movie.

One of my favorite spots, Wise Bread has all sorts of ideas for Valentine's Day. Gifts under $10, free gifts and ideas for cheapies like me. I came upon a list of Frugal Valentine's Gifts. I really enjoyed some of them. Then I came to #8: Write a Song. Unless you're Elton John, you're love song is more likely to be hilariously cheesy than soul-wrenchingly beautiful.

I can just picture the kind of song Blake would write for me. Let's see.... what rhymes with booty? Just kidding.

It reminds me of the Hugh Grant/Drew Barrymore movie "Music & Lyrics." Have you seen it? There are two songs that are sung by the main characters that both describe their relationship and their individual feelings. They are cheesy, but there's something about them that's really, truly touching. Hugh Grant doesn't have much of a singing voice, but the songs are more about the truth of love than gushing about beautiful eyes and flowing hair and slender gams and other such things.

Blake once wrote me a poem for Valentine's Day. I won't publish it here. It's copyrighted... which is to say, he would be embarassed if I let everyone see it. He wrote it freshman year of college. Suffice to say it was... well... like "Music & Lyrics," a romantic comedy. So here is my Valentine's Day Poem.

Don't
by Joy

Don't buy me dinners that cost more than a horse.
Don't take me to a movie that is rude and is coarse.
Don't buy me a field's worth of flowers.
Don't try to woo me with your magical powers.
Don't ask me to marry you, we already are.

Don't forget to kiss me extra sweet.
Don't forget to rub my feet.
Don't forget that I love you more than all.
Don't forget to bring the Luminol
Don't ignore me on Valentine's Day
or bad things will happen to you
hence, the bringing of Luminol.