Sometimes you just fancy a chocolate.
We actually didn't have any at christmas. Usually we buy some for ourselves, and get a box as a gift too. This year we ended up not buying ourselves any, and sod's law says 'In that case, you won't get any as gifts either!'
So I was sitting fancying a chocolate when I suddenly realised that the ideal opportunity for giving and receiving of chocolate was rapidly approaching: Valentine's Day!
Now to be honest, I am not too happy about the very commercial nature of the modern celebration: you WILL buy chocolates, you WILL buy flowers and they must be roses, red roses! you Will buy a card (how much?!)
So Graham and I usually make each other a card.
But when you just fancy a chocolate and a traditional chocolate buying date is handy, why not take advantage of the fact?
However, I have another problem: Graham is not good at taking hints. I may have mentioned this before. So my saying 'It will be Valentine's day on Wednesday.' would simply elicit an agreement, this would not lead male brain to creak into any kind of action along the lines of : Valentine's Day mention = buy wife something, maybe chocolates?
So a bit more drastic and direct action was called for and today's shopping list went:
Black Pepper
Chilli Sauce
CHOCOLATES
Milk etc
However I may now have a slightly different problem: because I have emphasised 'chocolates' today's shopping may well be distinctly chocolate heavy.
But as a friend of mind said when I mentioned my concerns:
'And where's the problem?'
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