Be My Valentine?

The dozen of roses came with a lovely card just before our planned trip to Millbury to shop. They were having a good sale at my favorite shop. Kohl's. Next, Barnes and Nobel for lunch and the purchase of a good book. Darcy's Passions, Pride and Prejudice retold through his eyes.

You could have fooled me that people are not spending. I have never seen so much traffic at a shopping mall, except for Christmas. The parking lots were full. As we were leaving the madness, we noticed that the cars going in to the shopping area from the other side of the road were even worse. Maybe folks were taking in a dinner and show.

Got home just in time to go out to our favorite spot, the pub on 12 Crane. It was mobbed upstairs and down. But no matter, we began with drinks in two stuffed chairs by the fireplace, which felt great on a cold night. Once we were settled, we got our beer, made right there in their own brewery. Great! Next we were ushered to our table where we ordered a Celtic appetizer, and another beer. John had corned beef and cabbage, while I had baked haddock with potatoes and asparagus. The meal was fantastic as usual. Just then, John began to sneeze. I looked at the next table and saw each lady with a long stemmed rose. Immediately we knew the source of the problem, so we moved to the exterior of the pub, where we ordered freshly brewed coffee with dessert. It was a wonderful evening. There were other's taking in the game, while Irish music was pumped in for our listening pleasure. In the distance around 10:00 a local group played for the younger set, at Cannery Hall.

Every now and then someone wanted to deliver to me a rose, and we had to go through the explanation about the allergy. It was a nice gesture though. So were the chocolates that we got with our bill.

I had chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and cherry, and he had cheesecake. It is a special night, and a magical evening.