So....tomorrow is Valentine's Day...!

Well with Valentines Day being tomorrow I hear you all ask.....

Is the Tones romantic?

Ummm, short answer.......about as romantic as a cup of cold sick!

Ewwww, now I've turned you all right off, haven't I? Actually, that answer is very very misleading and really quite mean of me. The Tones can be very romantic and he was especially romantic when we first met and in the early days of our relationship. 

I'm sure he was, he must've been, wouldn't he? 

Yes, yes, he definitely would've been romantic way back then, I mean that was before children even!

I remember times when he used to bring me home fresh flowers - weekly!

or

I'd find a lovely romantic card on my pillow when I went to bed.

He did, he really did!

Now days, perhaps not so much, well not on Valentines Day that's for sure, he refuses to be bullied by the commercial whims of retailers and all the hype that seems to be around during the month of February. I have no illusions that I might get a surprise bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates or a phone call in the middle of the afternoon telling me to put something 'nice' on because we are going out - nope that's not my Tones. Gotta love him though,

because...

he doesn't need reminding at other times throughout the year.

We celebrate Valentines Day every day!

Have done for 20 years!

Our first Valentine's Day we got this.

Lovers print - Valentines Day 1993 - hand signed by the artist himself Charles Billich.

 It's called 'Lovers' and it's by Charles Billich, you can find out more about him here, I used to work for Billich Editions in Sydney in 1993 at his head office, he is a super wonderful man and his story is quite remarkable.

So, is the Tones romantic?

Yes, he has been known to be very romantic.

I'm am one of the lucky ones, I experience romance everyday from my Tones, the last words I hear every night before sleep overtakes me and the first thing I hear upon waking is...'Love you Nettie'

We don't need one day every year to remind us to express our love, we have 365 days to do that.

 So, is the Tones romantic?

 Yeah, on the inside he's very romantic.

My Tones,  he's my best friend in the whole world, he's the one I share my troubles with, my frustrations and my joy. He's the one who wipes away my tears, holds my hair out of my face when I've got my head down the loo, fills my wine glass (very important) and tries to remind me when I've had enough. He shares in my achievements, laughs at me and with me - he's awesome. We share dreams and aspirations together. 

WE LOVE!

Together we created the most beautiful person in the world, he couldn't give me a more romantic gift than that!

So whilst I may not get flowers and chocolates or sexy underwear - ha, who wears that anyway, it only gets in the way, I do get romance, I get my Tones.

I love you my Tones, like no one has ever loved before.

You make my heart sing daily.