<p>Just booked the trip: Feb 12th - 17th to the city of Romeo and Juliet. Can it be more romantic than that?</p>
<p>Too bad it is for a business trip. Due to the short notice for a trial on 15th, I will have to fly out on 12th to save company some $. </p>
<p>More than likely will be spending the night of 14th alone in the bar of that airporthotel. Poor me. For those who has been to VRN, you know how small that airport is. </p>
<p>Who else will be more miserable than me? Please tell me some sad stories to make me feel better.</p>
<p>If you want a sad story, Romeo and Juliet should probably suffice. You might be all by yourself in Verona on Valentine’s Day, but you won’t wake up in a tomb and find the love of your life dead on top of you.</p>
<p>Dad II, Sorry your love won’t be with you in Verona. But maybe the weather will be nice there?</p>
<p>Not exactly tragic, but how about pathetic:</p>
<p>I bought H a card that says “I love you a HOLE PUNCH” --on the inside it has the shape of a heart punched out with a hole punch. The really pathetic thing is that I paid money for this card. I should’ve just taken the idea home and made one myself.</p>
<p>H will probably get me the same thing he usually gets: Nothing. Or maybe he will send one of the kids into Walmart or CVS for some cheap chocolates.<br>
Obviously, we’re not much into Valentine’s Day.</p>
<p>DadII, have you seen Letters to Juliet? H and I saw it last year when we were late for another movie; not something we’d have chosen to see at the theater, but even he got a kick out of it.</p>
<p>Oh sistersunny, sending big hugs your way! Was just talking to a college friend in Alaska and I thought about you and your Ds. Please accept some good wishes from another mom to help you get through the next week.
And DII, get a clue.</p>
<p>I didn’t realize Chinese celebrated Valentine’s day. I tell my H not to bother with cards or flowers. I just can’t see spending close to $200 for a dozen roses when we could usually buy it for $15 for 2 dozens at Costco.</p>
<p>I don’t see what you could do on a Valentine’s day that you couldn’t do on any other day.</p>
<p>Dad II - Verona is a nice city to just explore in, we were there in the wintertime one year since D was running the Ciaspolada. Is it the middle of tourist season? - NAH!, but that is what makes it great, just walk around and people watch (I agree about that airport!). The open displays of affection may give you some ideas for when you reunite with your love!!</p>
<p>That being said - I have to leave today to assume home care for my mom, who is recovering from a broken femur suffered over Thanksgiving, so not only will I miss Valentines Day with my hubby but his birthday the day before, what a double whammy!!</p>
<p>There are some lovely restaurants in Verona… I remember some amazing meals. Nice shopping, too.</p>
<p>And frankly, I do not find the story of Romeo and Juliet romantic; I find it frustrating. Two people who love each other and they end up dead within weeks because they can’t talk sense into their parents? That’s not a love story, that’s a flat out tragedy.</p>
<p>jym you often post what I am thinking. I was laughing out loud, first at the first post and then your response. Is this the poster who argued that his D was a first generation student because his advanced degrees were not obtained in the US?</p>
<p>You have a good memory Sunny…yep, same poster.</p>
<p>Dad II…if this is such a romance crisis in your life, use your frequent flyer miles and take your wife along. You don’t have kids at home anymore…and she only works a little according to your posts. Maybe she would be thrilled to be asked along instead of having you whine she won’t be there.</p>