The Romantic.com

THE FLOWERS THAT KEEP COMING

submitted by: Shannon Rasmussen

My husband (then boyfriend) started a tradition when we started dating. Every time he picks me up at the airport, he brings a dozen roses. Of course, the first time, he didn’t realize how much I travel. And after a few times, it became a tradition, so he couldn’t stop!

Since he started, I have received over 25 dozen roses. I have dried every single rose, and so now I have hundreds of dried roses. I have used the roses in many ways over time: We used some of the petals for our flower girl to spread at our wedding. I used some of the roses on some of the birdhouses we decorated with at our wedding. I have a “love wreath” that I made out of the dried
roses. I have the rest displayed in our house, ready for another love project, and just to look at and reminisce.