Valentine’s Day at Merica House

We just had Valentines Day at Merica House.  Cathy & Alvin went shopping for groceries & came back with a teddy bear & some red roses for me.  Cathy gave me a hilarious card with a picture of 2 grown women wearing silly glasses & making silly faces.  The inside of the card says “We’re good friends because we share the same high level of maturity & sophistication.”  I love it!  It describes our relationship perfectly. We laugh at & tease each other constantly.  That “sophisticated” relationship has sweetened my years at Merica House.  And it’s far better than mine & my husband’s 35 year habit of buying Valentine’s Day gifts & then opting to throw them at each other.

Cathy was feeling sad about not having a valentine honey this year so Sharita presented her with some Shari’s Berries.  An Aide who accompanies Maureen on her outings gave all the female residents some candy & a flower.  I gave each of the ladies a stuffed animal, cookies for some of the men & a boxed heart full of Reeses miniature cups for Joe.

Below are pictures of Merica House Valentine decorations and some of the valentine gifts we gave each other.