Timeless Valentine's Day Gift

In 1999, I had been married for 27 months and had a 17 month-old and a 3 month-old baby. We did not have a lot of money at that time. Valentine's Day was coming and I wanted to give Mike something special that year. So, I took an empty glass "Taster's Choice" jar with a lid and made it, through the help of my computer and some glue, to resemble a bottle of medicine by pasting on paper labels.

The front reads: "Happy Valentine's Day 1999" and the back reads: "RX: Take one capsule when you feel down, or sad, or just need a pick-me-up. Read it carefully to reveal one of the many reasons I love you. *Refill upon Request*"

These "capsules" or folded pieces of paper each have one of the reasons that I love Mike written on them. It is so inexpensive, but he counts this as one of the most special things I have ever given to him in our entire marriage. I use a small font and write out things like: "For changing the baby's diapers when I am tired" or "For letting me read and relax for a night while you watch the kids" or "For the blessing of our children.". He was reading them last night and broke out into laughter at some of the more humorous incidents I referred to and the more romantic ones I had written led to a sweet kiss.

Over the years, the things have changed greatly that I have been able to write more specific ones because life changes so much and your time together expands. He always requests a refill for Valentine's Day. So, this is always one of my gifts to him. It is nearly free and makes such a great difference. See if your spouse feels the same as mine does about these little "love notes".

Happy Valentine's Day!