Yesterday started out rough. I rarely, if ever, get enough sleep, but the night before last was even worse than usual. We had watched a somewhat disturbing movie and I had hardly slept a wink. When my alarm went off in the morning I wanted to pull the covers over my head and call in sick...or tired, but I eventually dragged myself out of bed, got the girls to their golf lesson and hit the gym. Then, even though I was running on fumes, I decided to take the kids to the Museum of Natural Curiosity, which turned out to be somewhat of a disaster. I really needed a nap. Luckily Ben had decided to work from home for the afternoon, so as soon as we got home I headed to bed and slept for 3 hours. When I woke up Ben had mopped and vacuumed the floors, made dinner, and ordered me to sit down and not lift a finger, he said would take care of everything. A little while later I got a phone call from his brother Nick who asked if I would do him a favor. He wanted me to bring him 2 eggs and told me that he had a surprise for Ben that I should pick up. So, like any good sister-in-law, I jumped in the car with my 2 eggs. When I got there, he handed me this card...
I returned home and this was taped to the front door...
I opened the door and followed a trail of hearts and gifts down the stairs to where I could hear classical music playing. At the end of the trail were flowers, candles and a massage table. Ben had hired my friend and neighbor to give me a massage. It was heavenly!
Ben is heaven sent! He is the sweetest, most thoughtful guy I have ever known. He does this kind of stuff for me all the time. He may be a little rough around the edges, but his heart is as good as they come.
