TERI WILSON

Romancing the pet lover's soul

Welcome blog hoppers (* blowing kisses *). Happy Sweetheart?s month!
 
Valentine?s Day was just a couple weeks ago. Does the thought of Valentine?s Day make your heart go pitterpatter?or does it make you gag? Seriously, it?s got to be the most polarizing holiday.
 
Ever.
 
The first year my husband and I were dating, we gave each other the same Valentine?s Day card. It was a total surprise. We laughed when we opened them together. The following year, it happened again. This time it must have freaked my husband out. When he proposed the following month, he told me he felt like someone was trying to tell him something when we kept giving each other the same Valentine?s cards!
 
This year, I had lunch with a good friend of mine the day before Valentine?s Day. She surprised me with a big, fancy package that contained three gorgeous dog bowls. Two were pink ceramic with sparkly crowns and letters that said Princess. The other was blue for my Prince. If you?ve looked at my website before, surely you know I adored this gift. Not only because the dog bowls were precious, but also because it was such a shock. I?ve known Diane for a long time now and we usually don?t exchange Valentine presents. All I had for her was a card.
 
Diane was ecstatic at my reaction to the bowls. She told me she gave them to me because (even though she?s happily married) she wanted to start celebrating all the different kinds of love in her life for Valentine?s Day. We then exchanged cards and guess what ? we had accidentally gotten each other the same Valentine?s card!  (It had a Chihuahua with a heart-shaped balloon tied to its paw, if you must know.)
 
I think God was speaking to me through that encounter with my friend. I have been blessed with all sorts of love in my life. Romantic love, the love for a child, the love I feel for my family, the love of my friends, the love I share with my dogs and the love of God. It?s time to celebrate and appreciate all these loves!
 
After my lunch with Diane, I had a dog training class. Before class I went out and bought a box of Doggy Tattoo Valentines ? yes, the kind kids give each other in elementary school. I signed my dog?s name (Angel) to all the cards and passed them out with little packets of Brach?s conversation hearts to all my dog-loving friends at class. It may sound silly, but everyone loved it. We put doggy tattoos on our faces and had a great time.
 
So, whether or not you?re in a happy relationship, if you are widowed, single, separated, divorced?this month is for you. You are loved!!!! Embrace it!
 
As my Valentine to you, I am giving away a $6.00 gift certificate to The Wild Rose Press. I won?t even make you buy one of my books with it. Haha! Simply leave a comment on this blog for your chance to win. Be sure to check in tomorrow (Thursday) to see who won.
 
Hugs & Kisses,
 
Teri
 
All About Romancing the Blog:
 
ROMANCING FEBRUARY 28 romance authors invite you to participate in a month-long event of love and laughter. Each day starting Feb. 1, 2009 an author will throw a romance party at her blog and host a contest with a prize. The link to the next day's blog location will also be provided at each location. Just drop by and enter the contest. You could win a prize a day! On February 28th, one person will be awarded the grand prize of a $75 WRP gift certificate. All you have to do to enter the grand prize contest is make a list of each author in this blog event and name one title she has available. Submit your list to mailto:Christmasrideblog@live.com
by midnight CST, February 27, 2009. The winner will be announced on February 28th--just in time to warm up that person's February. Visit http://www.amberleighwilliams.blogspot.com to start at the beginning with February 1.
 
Yesterday's blog stop was http://lianalaverentz.blogspot.com and tomorrow's will be http://tarahscott.tarahscott.com/.