Forget Me Not
I’ve lived through 45 Valentine days. Most have pretty unremarkable, honestly. And that’s fine! I’m really not a huge fan of commercialized holidays like this.
There is one though that I will never forget. Valentine’s day of 1987.
I had moved out of my parent’s home just a month beforehand and into my first apartment. I was single, starting my career in New York’s garment center and living in a tiny place with a girlfriend. I was boyfriend-less, since I had just been dumped a few days prior to the 14th.
I had stopped by my parent’s house to pick up “whatever” and there sitting on the kitchen counter was a bouquet of flowers. From my dad. For me.
Forget Me Nots.
And the card read:
Forget Us Not. We miss you!
Love,
Dad
I still have the card. And the first flower I planted in the garden of the home my husband and I bought 10 years later? Forget Me Nots. My favorite flower.
That is the sweetest memory! I love this!
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How cute is that!
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Oh… This actually got me almost teary! This is the reason for the holiday.
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Nancy
@ifevolution on twitter.
Replied on : February 16th, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Exactly!!!
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That is a very sweet story! What a thoughtful dad! My hubs got my daughter flowers this year for Valentine’s Day, which is beyond cute. i love it!
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That’s a super sweet story. Dads are always there for their girls.
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Now that’s my kinda Valentine! I would be fine if the holiday went away all together. But, flowers from Daddy…that’s one to remember
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That is a wonderful story. I hope you had a great V-day!
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@lalabh on twitter.
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Awww, that is so sweet!
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What a GREAT thing… might need to “borrow” the idea. Thanks for sharing!
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@beths_confusion on twitter.
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What a beautiful memory and keepsake to have
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that is so precious! nothing better than being daddy’s girl. i still have many of the notes that my dad left in my lunchbox over the years. love this post.
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What a precious memory! I hope you had a nice Valentine’s Day. I think I ate entirely too much chocolate. Again.
-Jen
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What a sweet story! I loved it.
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Aww. What a sweet story. And what a great dad.
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OMG, that is the sweetest thing ever!! Now that is what Valentine’s Day is all about.
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That is the sweetest story ever.
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@hrtsmakefamily on twitter.
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Wow such a sweet story. That is absolutely wonderful.
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@submom on twitter.
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Dads and their daughters. Sweetness.
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