Interval Flowers

Despite my self-proclaimed Jaded status, I'm still managing to help kids find/impress/woo loves of their own. And boy are they successful... the couples around school right now are rather odd.. but they're happy.. so I guess it all works out.

My favourite one going on right now is one involving one of my students Big R. He's a stalky kid with a really cute smile and one of the kindest hearts I've seen in a boy in Grade 11. He is totally in love with this girl and so on Friday said to me, "Miss I need your help. I want to make P my girlfriend."

"Ok well that's exciting," I say.

"Yes," he replies. "And I want it to be a serious girlfriend. I was reading in my bible and I think God was telling me that I need a serious relationship and so I really want this to work."

Interesting interpretation of scripture.. not sure I've read that passage.. but whatever...

So he continues, "Yes I really like this girl and I don't know how to ask her."

"Well when do you want to do it?"

"Tonight."
"But tonight is the concert and you don't want to ask a girl out at school."

"I know but I have to do it soon," he says.

"Why?"

"Because I bought 60 red roses and they are at my house and they'll die if I don't do it before Sunday."

60 red roses! Just to ask the girl out! Imagine this kids wedding proposal?!?

So we come up with this plan. At 9am he sends his driver to her house with 10 roses. (It's nice to have personal staff who can assist in such situations) Then the driver goes back at 10am with 10 more. Then 11 and then 12 and then at 1pm she is given an invitation to meet him for lunch where he gives her the final 10 and asks her to be his girlfriend! That is how you give a girl 60 roses!

Today he comes bursting into my room and gives me this huge hug (surprising) and says: "She said yes! I am so happy Miss.. I just... I'm so happy.. It's just sooo good Miss!"

Ah young love!

I told him he needs to make sure he keeps doing nice things so he doesn't lose the account. She's heading to the US so he's making up letters for every day she's gone... too cute! I love my ideas!

Then this other boy comes in this morning and asks for more help. The girl he loves is having a birthday on Wednesday and she has 6 classes that day.. so he wants to send anonymous roses to her in each class.... I have taught Indonesia the art of interval flower giving!

Anyway it's all rather cute... but makes me kinda wish I was getting interval flowers from someone dreamy...