Ethos: Creative Work

A guide for Valentine's Day for couples that have been together for way too long.


I knew my boyfriend was planning something extravagant. He was a connoisseur of St. Valentine's Day--I can vaguely recall anecdotes of past girlfriends that have received memorable mac n' cheese dinners during his junior high years as well as the requisite bouquets of red roses during his high school years. My extreme apathy and nihilism often got in the way of such romantic excursions, but he would have none of that on Sunday, February 14th, 2010. Little did he realize that all my flaws would affect him too. We had intended on getting up early to go to the Fremont Sunday Market, our usual Sunday activity, but ended up sleeping in until noon. By the time we did grudgingly get up, we managed to head over to Fremont and decided to follow our noses to a delightful Greek restaurant that I have had the opportunity to eat at before, but he did not. The wine was set, they brought out the cheese appetizer which they instantly put on fire in front of our eyes, we argued over what platter to share and who will reign over which platter--the process, though it might have been mistaken as 'cute', ended with me falling asleep in the warm booth while waiting for our food to arrive. It was lethargy that had eventually seduced and overcome me. My poor and sweet boyfriend backed off, and took my lack of sleep the night before for the cause of my drowsiness--as opposed to sheer boredom.

After the meal, we drove back to my apartment after our quick (and long) 3 hour outing to take the world's fattiest nap. We were perfectly in sync when we realized we were both dead tired. Valentine's Day had turned out to be just another one of our regular days. We had reached the point of grandma and grandpa status. And for all that it was worth, we were both okay with it at the end of the day. He rubbed my tummy for eating too much without me asking him too and I chided him for wearing his dumpy grey sweater that I hate so much. All in all, the perfect way to spend a holiday that was meant for romance.