Currently, I'm participating in Leadership Grand Strand. It's a year-long, leadership training program for developing future local community leaders. We work on several projects over the course of the year, and one of the projects we're involved with is the Michelob Ultra Bike Ride. It's an annual event to benefit Horry County Disabilities and Special Needs.
It's an amazing experience that takes place over the same weekend as the annual Myrtle Beach Marathon. This year, the marathon was to take place on Saturday, and the bike ride is on Sunday. This meant that I would be working from about 5:30 AM on Sunday until about 3 or 4 PM. An exhausting, full day of work. Hugely rewarding, but unfortunately precludes any meaningful Valentine's plans.
Or so I thought...
We had worked Thursday and Friday at Event Registration and were prepared to work all day Saturday with setup and Staging, but the Marathon was canceled due to weather on Friday night. This meant that Saturday's work was significantly cut down and I was heading back to the house on Saturday after only having to put in a couple of hours of easy setup.
So I decided to be a little spontaneous.
Since I'd be out all day on Sunday, why not take the wife out to dinner Saturday night? So I called around and got buy-in from in-laws to babysit allowing me to take my wife out to a surprise dinner. I had all these great plans. Melting Pot maybe? Perhaps I'd take her to Divine's and treat her to a great evening.
Then I got home and started talking to my wife about our date.
Turns out, my gorgeous, pregnant wife wanted... no, craved, a hamburger. Who am I to argue, right? Valentine's day isn't about me or where I want to go, it's about the person I love more than anything else on earth.
Waitaminute.
Don't I love TWO women?
Of course I do! Why would I want to celebrate Valentine's day with only one of the two most important women in my life?
So naturally I canceled the babysitter and took my two favorite women to Five Guys for Hamburgers and French Fries. Because that's what they wanted. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and french fries.
You know something? I've been married for 11 years and I've known my wife for 16 years, and when I look back on all the Valentine's Days we've spent together, this past weekend, enjoying Hamburgers and Hot Dogs, and playing "I spy" at the dinner table will go down as one of "The Greatest Valentine's Day Dinners Ever".
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