Sweetest Day.

I had never even heard of the “holiday” until the other day. I went in the PX to kill time and started looking at the card section. I could browse there all afternoon if I had the time. I stand there and go card by card and think, “I ought to get this for so and so...” and then I’ll have 4 cards in my hands and have to tell myself (as if I’m 5 or something), “Now, Brittny, just choose one for today!”

I haven’t been card shopping in a while so I thought I would just browse. I don’t really have anyone to send them to rght now (besides family), but I thought it’d be fun anyway.

I always get a little embarrassed because I frequently let out large laughs as I read the Shoeboxes. I don’t mean to, but it always seems to happen. I don’t know why, it’s not like they’re THAT funny. 

I remember one time my sister and I literally caused a scene in Walmart. They had just come out with these duck cards that added “th” to everything, like, “Withing You a Merry Chrithmuth.” or “We Thould be Loverths.” (Okay- that was all I could come up with, but I promise they were hlarious) I promise. We stood there forever, reading each one, dying. My stomach was hurting, and then for some reason when people laugh really hard, their voice volume increases by 45% or something, so were were basically yelling as we read the cards, hunched over with red faces laughing uncontroably.

I’m so strange.

I know when I do this “stand in the card section for an hour picking up and putting back cards” thing people around are looking and thinking, “She has been standing there 30 minutes! Buy something already!” and, “ Wow. She sure thinks those stupid cards are funny.”

Oh well. I enjoy it.

Anyway, I was looking through the card section and saw a whole section devoted to Sweetest Day. It is October 15 and was created in the 40s or something like that. I guess it’s like a downplayed Valentine’s Day and another day to capitialize on candy, cards, and whatever else- though I’ve never heard of it, so I don’t imagine the profits spike or anything.

I’ve been wanting to do something little for Will and now here’s the perfect opportunity (not that I need an actual holiday, but I think you get what I’m saying). I program little reminders in my phone randlomly that say, “do something sweet for Will,” or “plan a little surprise forr Will” but then I forget and continue on with my day.  I think I’ve missed like 2 of those remindesrs,so I’m behind!

Anyway, I’m thinking we girls should celebrate the spirit of infamous Sweetheart’s Day (I have NO idea what that means).

Ramadan began today, so our lives are going to be pretty different for a month. We so look forward to going out to eat on weekends, but that will come to a stop because the places are closed during the day and are overflowing at night, not to mention the intense traffic and cranky attitudes of people on the road since they haven’t had food or water all day. I say all that because I was thinking a fancy dinner at one of the hotels would have been fun and then a little gift basket with goodies or something, but now I just don’t know!

I still don’t know how to work my stove (I’m needing someone to come up and show me this weekend), so cooking an elaborate meal isn’t really in the cards either- not that I could pull that off even if I KNEW how to work my stove (that’s why I need quick and easy recipes Jenny!)

Anyway, that is my ramble… things for SweetestDay… I was thinking a cd and a few bags of candy with a card. Then I think I’ll take Will to the movies. He loves going to the movies. We’ve seen every terrible movie that has come to Kuwait. We get the new ones, but we get new bad ones too- the ones that stayed at your theater for only a week (for example, we saw-and I’m even embarrassed to type this for fear that someone is actually reading this and will totally change their opinion of me because of our crappy selection in movies because I’m a believer you can tell a multitude about people by the movie and music preferences, so please be merciful and realize we live in armpit of Europe- The 4 Brothers last weekend. I don’t even think it registered on the box office scale. IT was terrible). ...  just thinking out loud…

I got Will a card during my lunch. Like always I stood there reading a million cards thta had nothing to do with the mission at hand, but it was a good release. All the Sweetest Day cards were either all gone or dumb, so I just got a funny I love you card. It says,

“*Remember back in elememtary school how excited everyobody would get when the cafteria served pizza? It was always the best day of the week.

*Everyday with you is Pizza Day!“

Awwww now isn’t that just leaking sexy innuendos and just screaming romance??

ummm… not so much…

That’s me for you I guess. pick the dorky one.

Okay, I’m sorry I’ve rambled on and on today about a made-up holiday. I guess that was on my mind this afternoon!

So we have some planning to do for our Sweeties for Sweetest Day! ... yes I really did just say that…

<3 See you in the card aisle. <3