What did you give?

Valentine's Day is a day to show love and a day to celebrate your relationship. My mom and dad's relationship has always been an inspiration to me. They were best friends and remain to be each other's favorite people. I don't know that many couples that can say that after 30 years of marriage. They met at work (how cliche).

Out of thousands who applied for the positions at the Tourism Authority of Thailand, four were accepted. Two of those were my mom and dad. My mom received the highest score for the female applicants and my dad got the highest scores for male applicants. Isn't that cute? They became best friends traveling together for work. It was a time before emails or cellphones. My dad called my mom from a pay phone every day after having spent the whole day together at work. He's never done that for anyone else and never did again. When they were apart (my dad went to Austria) for 8 months, they sent each other a letter everyday. So, though it takes a week for mail to arrive from Europe, each of them would get something in the mail everyday because they sent something everyday. They were together for 7 years before getting married and moved to Australia together and they've been around the world together. The rest is history. They are now enjoying their empty nest with two dogs and my dad got my mom a bunch of red roses for Valentine's Day.

I got my boyfriend a chocolate cake from Dessert Delivery in New York City and had it delivered to our hotel. We had a lovely dinner together at Kittichai in SOHO. He gave me earrings. Gorgeous. I love them. Three hours later we walked out and ate a real Thai dinner at 11 pm. Kittichai was good but it didn't last in our stomaches past 3 hours. I hope that if we can make it to where my parents are today, someday 30 years from now.

The most important thing about gifts is that it has to be thoughtful. Good gifts show that you were listening to your partner; that you know what he/she wants or needs. Good gifts can also show what you see in your partner. I believe in putting thought in your gift. Take time in looking for gifts but I still think that when you find the right one, you know it right away. Like you know it when you meet that special someone in your life. Happy Valientines Day!