Valentine's Day..........in the world of Alan.

Today is Valentine's Day.  Probably Alan's favourite day of the year.  Each year on February 14th, many people exchange chocolates, gifts and flowers with their loved ones as this is the day of romance.  For some strange reason, Alan gets very excited and puts a lot off effort into being a very romantic husband.

The day commenced with an exchange of gifts.  M & S must have empty shelves after Alan had shopped for numerous items of red and black undergarments.  "I bought twice the amount, to save going again in May when it is our wedding anniversary'  stated Alan.  Alan however, neglected to remember that he is never able to save anything, so all purchases were given in one go.  I have to admit that the Chocolates, Countryfile Magazine and card that he was given in return did look a bit meazley.

After a hearty breakfast, Alan had organised a day trip for us.  I was very impressed with his choice to visit Mottisfont Abbey on such a lovely sunny Sunday but Alan then showed his true colours by announcing that we were also going on a pub crawl.  The rules of his game were to visit pubs named 'The White Horse'.  Fortunately we could only find two fitting this criteria in the local area, which was a relief.  I wondered how many other ladies had been lucky enough to partake in this activity on Valentine's Day?

Alan's surprise announcement of the day was that he was thinking of getting a tattoo.  "It would be romantic to have a 'Sally' tattoo he said".  I told him that he needed to think very carefully about this, in case I divorced him in the future.  Alan was not put off.  "I could just tell everyone that Sally was my dog" he said.  "It would be difficult if you were called Samantha or Bridget but luckily you have a good dogs name".  I am not really sure whether to take that as a compliment or not.  Alan's brain is definitely wired differently to mine and actually, I think differently to most people.  When trying to think of a saying today, I asked Alan for help.  "What is it that you say when you do something that makes you feel good?"  I asked.  Self esteem did not materialise in Alan's brain and "Masterbation" was definitely not the answer that I was searching for!

As usual on Valentine's Day, Alan is cooking a romantic meal for 2. He spends ages researching the perfect dishes and shopping for weird ingredients.  I am looking forward to this later, but do get a little jittery when he is asking if I have ever eaten oysters, is cooking 'Ox Cheeks'  and is requesting advice on social media as to whether it will be safe to use his DIY blow torch for a recipe.  Oh, and is his choice of gas likely to cause the wife any harm?  So far, nobody has wanted to take responsibility with an answer so Alan is currently rummaging in his shed.

Hopefully the meal will be wonderful and fingers crossed that I will still be in one piece at bedtime.  Lastly, before I subject myself to Alan's culinary delights, one more message to our son.......When Dad said "Don't visit us later unless you want to see your Mum in her Ann Summers Nurses Outfit", he was only joking.

Happy Valentine's Day. xx

P.S. The Valentine's card that Alan chose for me is below.  Such a romantic!!