Flowers
Every year for Valentine's Day my dad buys my sisters and I a rose (or roses) and a bar of chocolate. This year I didn't expect it to happen. It's my third year at college and I had no plans for seeing my parents. When my one sister was at college in the mid-west my dad gave cash to her best friend's dad (who lived not far away and was often there for my sister) to buy the flower and chocolate. But I don't have anyone like that here. Partially because I'm not as far away from home, but I also haven't built that kind of relationship with anyone either. This tradition isn't something he talks about, he just does it and says "Happy Valentine's Day!" But I know that it is significant to him for some reason, especially now. Here's the story... My mother was traveling to help my sister with some moving and job searching she was doing over the weekend. Before heading out on Saturday my mom called to tell me her plans and let me know that...