Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Billet-doux

Word of the Day Sunday, February 14, 2010

billet-doux

\bil-ay-DOO\ , noun;
plural billets-doux \bil-ay-DOO(Z)\
1. A love letter or note.

"Whatcha doing honey?" Diane asked approaching Marvin from the driveway.

Marvin looked up, he was knee deep in dirt with mud smudges across his forehead. Two-thirds of the yard was dug up, and a large pile of bulbs sat piled up next to the pick-up truck.

"Hey baby!" he replied cheerfully looking up at her.

"I'm doing really well….honey, why is the yard all torn up?" Diane continued.

"It is my billet-doux to ou," he replied sweeping his arms wide.

"Really? Did you really need to tear up the entire yard?" she asked.

"Of course! I have $1500 worth of bulbs over there, I have to put them somewhere," Marvin replied picking up his trowel again.

"$1500?!?" Marvin! We are supposed to talk about money issues, you know plan our finances together!" Diane exclaimed.

"Honey, I'm going to make bazillions of dollars and we'll retire at age 35. However, this is important. You'll just have to wait a little bit to see why," he replied with a wide smile.

….

Five months later, the first of the daffodils had been poking through the winter flower beds for the past two weeks, splashes of gold against the dreary winter sky. The dancing daffodils bounced lightly in the wind and from the attic window Diane smiled upon $1500 worth of daffodil bulbs sweetly proclaiming "With Love".

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