Sharing Memories (Week 12): Valentine's Day Stories 'Loves Beginning'

I am continuing to join Loraine at Olive Tree Genealogy Blog with her Sharing Memories Prompts. My Valentine memories are as far back as my mom and dad's continuing courtship as I grew up. My dad would always buy a Valentine and even roses for my mom on Valentine's Day. It is a small wonder, that as my children grew, it was a remembered holiday. However, there was an added factor. It was the day my Hero and I reconnected. Here is how the story went. When the Hero and I first started dating it was in October. We dated for about two months and I was deeply entranced by him on my way to loving him. We were having fun and enjoyed our dates, so it was a shock to me when he said, "I won't be seeing you any longer", just after Christmas. Now that was just not right, no warning, no reason, just bye. I was shocked and needless to say spent several days crying. I could not understand his reasoning, because we re...