Valentine's Day traditions

Tomorrow is Valentine's day. It's a day I really enjoy and love. You see I'm one of those hopeless romantic types, so please don't go squashing my illusions with your ban on Valentine's Day for whatever reason you can think of. I won't buy into it. I like my illusions just fine thank you very much, and I really need them this year with my sweetheart temporarily living a whole two hours away at a job where he's working his very cute butt off. Meanwhile I'm sort of stuck here doing the baby minding part, which in case you didn't know means the routine handling of a byproduct that the Center for Disease Control would gear up in special suit for and only handle with plastic tongs and a large paycheck, ...and yet I have neither. I deserve my illusions.

If Seb were here I don't think we'd be doing a lot for Valentine's Day anyway. We have tended to fall into a routine; roses and perfume for me, and for him chocolate and a special candle lit meal that I've lovingly slaved over all afternoon long. We aren't fond of crowded restaurants and we love our home, so we're both fine to stay at home and eat like kings while we spoil each other with gifts. I don't mind our routine, I find it sweet, and it suits a long term couple well to have a Valentine's Day tradition where they don't have to stress about "what to do to top the year before" because in fact they already know how to do it all very well. Besides lets face it, it's a no brainer for the guys and the girl gets her perfume, right. Everybody's happy.

Because we're apart this week, we'll have our celebration a little off schedule on Thursday night at the prison barrack house in Lyon. And I'll pick out my new perfume at Marionnaud on Saturday afternoon. Any suggestions for a hot new fragrance? Or maybe there's an old favorite? I love perfume shopping!