How Our Daughter Saved Our Marriage, I think....

So, I bet you're all dying to know what a V-day hater does for fun on the actual day. And the answer is: Nothing. Ha! TGH and I haven't gone out on the actual day for years! Our plan was to do nothing. I had made a lovely pot roast for dinnner, and then TGH and I retired to to the living room to do nothing on Valentines Day. I got the book I've been reading and plopped down on the couch for some serious 'bum-sitting' and TGH sank into a chair to play a game online with the laptop. My 17 yr old daughter marched in and stiffly sat down in the chair across from me. I look up, to see her glaring at me. "What?" I ask. "What are you guys planning to do for Valentine's Day," she asks, sternly. "We did it, already," I answer. "Dad gave me flowers, I gave him a card, we ate dinner, now it's over." "WHAT?" she asks, incredulous. "That's IT?" "Um, yeah, " I respond, calmly. "Where's the date? Where's the romance? You have to DO something!" she insists. "No, I don't." I state. She jumped to her feet and insisted that I follow her. So, I did. I am led to my own bedroom, where she hauls me in by the arm and shuts the door. Once she has me in, along with my other daughters, I am given a lecture on marriage, romance and how to keep a husband. (Which I am probably confused about, having only been married for 22 years) Then, she marches me out the door and back into the living room. "Put your coat on," I tell TGH, "We're going out." He peers up over the edge of the laptop, "What?" "We're going out," I say," for Valentines Day." "Why?" he asks. "Because our marriage is in trouble," I say tiredly, "and we have to save romance." Too his credit (I think) he got up, shut the computer, and found his jacket. "Where are we going?" he (justifiably) wants to know. "I have no idea. Let's go." We head for the door, collecting TGH glasses, my purse and keys. As we are heading out to the Jeep, our daughter called, "Don't be home early! Have FUN! Be ROMANTIC!"  And we headed out into the night, to save our relationship.

(Where did we go? What did we do? Did we save our marriage? Check back tomorrow for the thrilling conclusion to this harrowing tale of a marriage saved! Romance rekindled! And Valentine's Day observed...)