There ended my Valentine's day!

Yesterday Anooj aka Sheikhmon asked me why the Valentine storm didn’t reach my page (missing red colour, red rose, red hearts, or even a post about love/Valentines’ day). I answered him that I quit celebrating this day after my first break-up. Of course , that was just to shut him up. (He didn’t shut up..that was another issue!). But his question just hit me. So yesterday evening when we went to TESCO, I decided to try. This is the conversation that took place, as its result.

Me: You know every husband will buy his wife some gifts today.

Him: Why today?

Me: Tomorrow is Feb 14 th.

Him: So?

****my god, doesn’t he see all those red balloons and those huge hoardings on special offers on Valentine’s day gifts and those huge teddies with I-love-you ,all over the place?****

Me: Feb 14^th is Valentine’s day.

Him: What’s that?

**** God, sorry, I did a mistake. Why did you give me this big mouth? ****

Me:***patiently and hopefully*** It’s the day to express love for your love, by buying gifts

Him: OK.

****5 minutes silence****

Me: So…ahem…. are you going to buy some thing for me?

Him: Why?

Me: Everybody does that. **God, do I sound desperate? ***

Him: hmmm….

Me: ***softly *** How about that teddy, on that display?

Him: Are you crazy? Its 12€. You want me to waste 12 € for some stupid day?

Me: OK, then what about those flowers?

Him: Swathi, you want me to waste money on flowers that withers away within hrs?

Me: OK. then may be something cheaper? **God can I bury my head inside earth, please? ***

Him: Like what?

Me: Small teddies may be? *** Do I have anything called p-r-i-d-e, left in me?***

Him: OK, if its under 5€.

*** 5€? Even a decent chocolate box costs 7€****

Me: **wearing that drama-queen mask** Don’t you think that its so pitiful for me to ask you to buy me something on Valentine’s day? I didn’t get anything from any boys on this day, even while I was in college and now I have only you, to ask.****sniffing*** And now, you don’t even want to buy me anything. O god! I will never get any love-gift in my life for Valentine’s day. Will this wish of mine, die with myself? ***eying him to see, if there is any effect, on his face ***

Him: **smiling** You wanted a teddy, isn’t it? I knew that earlier. Why couldn’t you tell me that directly, instead of going through all this?

***by this time we reached the aisle full of I-love-you teddies***

Him: Go on…take, whatever you want!

Me: ***smiling from ear to ear***I just wanted to hear that from you.

**checking price-tag** Oh! Its very costly. Why waste money on such things!!! Lets go and buy some groceries !!!

Him: Are you sure?

Me: Of course, I am. Also those teddies don’t look handsome!

And that’s how my Valentine’s day shopping ended!!!

Anooj, Now tell me, don’t you think that its a good thing that we (me and hubby) are actually respecting St. Valentine by NOT celebrating His day? LOL!!!

PS: For those who couldn't find anything funny in this, read THIS.