When my husband and I first started long-distance dating, a friend of ours played some Rufus Wainwright for us one sunny and crisp October weekend in NYC. For some reason we both loved this really cheesy love song on his Poses album: “The Tower of Learning.”
Rufus Wainwright - He's serious about love.
Here are some of the lyrics:
I saw it in your eyes what I’m looking for
I saw it in your eyes what I’m looking for
I really do fear that I’m dying
I really do fear that I’m dead
I saw it in your eyes what I’m looking for
I saw it in your eyes what will make me live
BAH – HAHAHAHHAHHA! Ha! These lyrics crack me up now because even though they still ring true for my relationship; when the hell did we ever have time to listen to LOVE SONGS?
If you’re like our family, our jobs require a lot of working from home in the evenings after bedtime which can easily cut into nookie time if you let it—so be careful today.
DON’T forget it’s Valentine’s day and tell your husband you need to work from 8:30 p.m. on tonight after you go to the gym.
DON’T forget to make Valentine’s for your daughter’s pre-school, grandparents, and friends on her two-year-old self’s behalf.
DON’T find yourself mailing “belated love” cards to Grandmama and buying cheap heart cookies from the deli for pre-school the morning OF Valentine’s Day.
DO put off work for tomorrow.
DO try to remember holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. Kids live for this shit.
DO buy some filet mignon and wine for dinner.
DO try to dig up some remnant of your romantic past with your husband and laugh about it over dinner. Lingerie? Sure, why not!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
