February, they say, is a month for love. And showed us what real love is all about -- Not candies, nor flowers, nor sweet chocolates wrapped in a fancy box. No, love is about laying down our lives for one another, about serving one another in love." -- Rakesh Kumar
Valentine's Day. You either love it or hate it! In no particular order,
Rakesh Kumar (Social Worker Khatima):
On Valentine's Day 2019 I arranged for a sitter and planned a real night out. I got tickets to a local dinner theater at a big hotel, booked a room, ordered flowers, the whole bit.
We packed up and headed out, only to find that my dinner/theater reservations had been lost. I pleaded my case, they found the last two seats for us, then informed me that the musical had changed. Because they had lost our reservation, we had not been informed, and the show was now something neither of us was interested in seeing.
They refunded my money, but dinner had been part of the show, and their other restaurants were booked. I called around and found another nice place within driving distance, then discovered I had locked my keys in the car. By the time a bellman helped us break into our own vehicle, we had missed our dinner reservation.
Back into the hotel for room service, we decided. Uh-oh, our lodging reservation had disappeared too, and there was no room at the inn. But what about the flowers I'd had delivered to the hotel?
"Oh, you're that Jenkins. We had no reservation for you, so we didn't accept them."
The sitter was surprised to see us and to spend the rest of her night at her own home. And our boys were surprised to see us when they woke up in the morning.
Funny thing was, with every succeeding dead-end, we found it all funnier and funnier. Our least successful Valentine's Day became our most memorable
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