For better, For worse Together: A different kind of "love" story

I realize that Valentines Day is over but this is still February and there are always "love" moments to reflect on. Valentine's Day is not a day that we have really made a big deal about, not even sure why. One of the "traditions" started by Dave was ordering chocolate covered strawberries!! YUMMY!! That is a favorite of mine so that was my special gift every year but not just any chocolate dipped strawberries they come from the Candy House and they are HUGE!!! This is our one time per year extravagance, and oh so worth it and you get a dozen, more than enough to share!!

The excitement of Valentine's is actually more of the excitement of the Father-Daughter Ball that takes place at our church! Every year there is a different theme, different speakers but always there is dancing! There is someone there to teach dad and daughter some kind of dance, which Dave said makes no difference to him because he can never pick it up and all the girls end up dancing with each other. But Dave and Gabriella look forward to it every year and what girl doesn't enjoy shopping for a special dress! Dave and Gabriella have been attending since she was in 6th grade and hopefully will continue for the next two high school years.(The first father/daughter date nites occurred while she was in Brownie/Girl Scouts!) Each year they come home with a special keepsake. I have no idea what the themes are, who the speakers are or what they speak about because neither one of them can remember! All that is important is the time they spent together learning how precious they are to each other and Gabriella will know what type of mate to look for ..... one who sees her as precious as her dad does,treats her with special care and of course a Godly man.