I’m breathing a sigh of relief today!  Last week, I let you in on my Valentine’s Day plans.  I explained that I was going to get my wife a second Bender Ball so that she would have one to leave at the office, and that I was going to get her some hand weights.

Now, not every woman would appreciate exercise equipment for a gift, because she might take it the wrong way.  But, my wife and I exercise together a lot and she knows that I have her best interest at heart.  And she loved the gifts!  She thought that it was very thoughtful of me to get her a second Bender Ball. This way, she can have one at home and one at work, and she won’t have to think about bringing it from place to place.  And, she thought that the weight were creative, although she actually wanted ankle weights and not hand weights.  So, we are going to return the weights and try to find ankle ones instead.

Overall, it was a creative and thoughtful gift – and I succeeded once again.  Let’s hear it for good Valentine’s Day gifts!

I know that Valentine’s Day is coming up (note to guys – pay attention!) and that my wife is going to expect a gift of some sort.  So, I started thinking about what I could get her.  Now, some people would say that buying her exercise equipment sends the wrong message.  It tells her that I think she’s fat – or that I think she should exercise more.  Now, I hear you, and I do give a warning to anyone who thinks that his girl would get this impression that they shouldn’t go this route.

But, I happen to know my wife quite well after all of these years, and I’m going to surprise her with a new bender ball and with some hand weights.  She has been using her bender ball so much that I think she’d appreciate an extra one.  And, I was thinking, since she likes to bring it to work, this would allow her to have two of them. Then, she can leave one bender ball at home and have another one for work.

We walk together a lot, and I think she’ll enjoy having some hand weights to add to the routine.

I hope she likes my ideas!