My Thoughts Exactly...: White Rose

by Halie

Valentine's Day, when hubby got home last night, he surprised me with three long stemmed white roses. What makes it so special is the fact that hubby doesn't normally give me flowers. We've been together for more than a decade now (3 years in the exclusively dating stage and 9 years married) and I can actually count the number of times he surprised me with flowers. When I asked him how he knew that I don't like red roses, he told me that when he smelled the flowers, the white ones didn't give off that much scent and he knew how much I don't like too fragrant flowers. Hmmm, I guess he's psychic since I was having difficulty breathing yesterday and the pollen and scent from red roses would definitely make my asthma worse that it already is. White roses are sometimes called the “flower of light” and are the bride’s roses. They symbolize unity, sincerity, loyalty, purity, and a love stronger than death. White roses can be mixed with red to emphasize the meaning of love, while...

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