Music, Manners, and Ice Cream

She Said He Said Feb. 2012
She Said

Since February is the month of love I thought that since I am always picking on you, you can admit it is pretty easy pickings, I thought that this month I would tell you some of the qualities that I find most endearing about you. That about concludes the list so now we can go on to other subjects. Just kidding you. It is a pleasure to be with a man who respects women. You are chivalrous to me and to other women around you, always offering to help with putting on a coat, or offering to open the door for me and sometimes even pulling out my chair at a restaurant, which sometimes scares me because my brother use to pull my chair out from under me and I worry you might find that humorous sometime. The other thing I enjoy about you and us is our enjoyment of the same kind of music. Music that we can dance to, and music that we can identify with that brings back so many wonderful memories. What other man would play our favorite song on the radio and then after the song ends, propose marriage to me live on the radio? You put some thought into that and because of it I agreed to marry you and live with you for the rest of our lives. We can listen to the Four Tops, Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel , Righteous Brothers, and so many other groups from our era and relive precious times from high school up till today. Another wonderful trait is your willing to take me to my favorite ice cream shop as often as I will let you and buy me ice cream. Every night when I come home late from work you never say “what’s for supper”, you always say first , “do you want to go out to supper”, and if I say no then you say “what’s for supper”? There are many qualities that make you shine in my eyes and I just wanted for Valentine’s to let you know I love you and that you are appreciated….sometimes.





He Said



What a wonderful Valentine surprise. Most of the time I spend defending myself in this column and here you are today giving me compliments. I know that you loved the pearls I gave you for our anniversary, nice trick telling me that the first year gift was jewelry instead of paper. My first reaction to your post is that you are buttering me up for a nice Valentine gift. Well that won’t work because I have already purchased a nice Valentine card for you that even sings. I do like what you say and I feel the same way about you. You are honest, trustworthy , a good homemaker, and I can honestly say that my mother loves you for who you are. Taking her with you shopping and helping her to pick out clothes for her goes the extra step in mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships. Every time we go to visit my mother you either fix something for her or ask her if there is anything you can do for her. Cooking a full course meal for my sister and brother-in-law and having them visit our house AFTER Christmas says a lot about the quality of person that you sets you apart from many others. My children love you and all of my family thinks you are special. This means a lot to me. I would also tell you that it is very refreshing not to hear all about my bad traits for once. Maybe we should celebrate Valentine and love more often in this column. No, then no one would want to read about our good side, it is a whole lot more interesting to read about the bad side. At least more humorous. Happy Valentine’s anyway, but just for this one column.