A Reasonable Valentine’s Request

Happy Valentine’s Day! Andy and I haven’t celebrated yet. We agreed back in the day that if V-day falls in the middle of a week, we would celebrate on the following weekend. One of the benefits is that we can buy each other presents on clearance (e.g., candy and flowers).

For V-day this year, Andy asked me not to get him a gift, but to instead go out on a date with him. Reasonable request, right? I know it’s reasonable, but I only reluctantly agreed to it. Since I work full-time, I feel I already am missing out on so much of Jude’s life. I hate the idea of leaving Jude for 2-3 hours to go on a date with Andy. But, as I said, I reluctantly agreed to do so. So, I’m stuck. It will be our first time out without Jude. I hope he won’t be scarred for life as a result of this abandonment!!! If he is, I’ll blame Andy of course.