Oh, Valentine's Day...the day that all married/coupled people love and the day that is targeted to make us single folk look and feel like losers! What a great holiday! I wish it came every day!
Anywho, I walked out of the conference room today after way too long of a meeting. People round here love to hear themselves talk I think! As I wander through the office, making my way to mine...I am smacked in the face with Valentine's Day!
Every other desk and office is filled with flowers, candies, balloons, cutesy trinkets, and girlie giggles! I stop by a desk or two to say, "Nice flowers."
I get the standard replies....
"I know isn't Billy Bob the greatest boyfriend ever?" Giggle Giggle.
I'm thinking...isn't Billy Bob the same greatest guy that you kicked out of the house last week and who slept with your best friend?
Mmmm..Valentine's Day, the holiday of redemption. Even if you are the worst boyfriend/girlfriend/wife/husband the other 364 days of the year, life gives you one day to try and make up for it!
So as I am making my way to my digs, I start to feel that old familiar, "Geesh, no one is sending me flowers....I must be such a pathetic loser, BLAH, BLAH...please let someone send me some flowers
Then it happens. The highlight of my whole day!
I am walking by "Shane's" office. Shane works for me. Good guy. Funny guy. I poke my head into his office...I can hear Shane, but I cannot see Shane.
I cannot see Shane cuz there is the biggest bouquet of pink roses I have ever seen on his desk! There are some balloons...wow, someone really likes Shane.
I say, "Happy Valentine's Day, Kiddo!"
He stands up...gee there he is. I think these roses were given some miracle grow or something. Pretty amazing.
"Shut up!" he replies. I'm baffled.
'What's wrong with you, dude? Those are pretty flowers."
"Shut it" he says again. Right at this moment "Jeff" walks by. Jeff is one of the 6 guys that work for Shane.
Jeff says, “Ask him about the teddy bear?" Jeff laughs and walks off.
I look at Shane. Shane ain't laughing.
"Where's the bear,” I ask with a devilish grin.
Shane is squirmy. Shane doesn't want to answer. Shane apparently received the monster bouquet of roses, those cute lil balloons, and a teddy bear, that apparently was sporting a very cutesy wootsie outfit. Shane has apparently been teased and harassed all morning by the guys who work for him. Damn, I miss all the fun!
"Well, Shane she must think you're a great guy....from the size of those roses..."
Shane cuts me off. "Shut up! I told her not to send anything here. I told her several times. And if I hear one more word from ya'll..." Shane looks like this

I am laughing out loud now.
I ask several more times to see the bear. He refuses. I beg, I say, "Come on dude, I ain't getting any flowers or bears today...let me just see yours!"
Shane doesn't budge. Apparently this teddy bear is hiding out forever. I'm in a great mood now. Yes, I am evil huh? I thought this day was makin me miserable, but alas, Shane is right there with me. For much different reasons of course, but still the same.
I say good-bye, and continue to walk to my office. There are the guys that work for him, and we all share a giggle over Shane. Shane is so uncomfortable that it makes this all the funnier. I walk up to the guys,"Hey, free lunch tomorrow for whoever finds and brings me the bear!"
Hey, I need something in my life to make this day worth while!
Happy Valentine's Day to all my fellow bloggers!
