Flowers in the Office

We're trying to figure out what's worse: being painfully embarrassed at work upon receiving dozens of flowers, Valentine's Day balloons and a singing telegram or not receiving any deliveries from a significant other. Valentine's Day is not just a day to show a loved one true affection, it's a day to show his or her co-workers up by sending the most elaborate bouquet, the most helium-filled balloon, or the most squeezable bear. Unfortunately, the blizzards and ice storms across a great deal of the country yesterday left many well-intentioned souls scrambling to find the status of their flower deliveries. And the weather also left many would-be recipients of these gifts explaining to their office mates that their loved one did indeed go out of his or her way to send a thoughtful array of roses and chocolates, only to be jilted by Cupid's frozen, broken-down delivery truck. Whether those colleagues believe the weather is truly to blame or it's the fault of the significant other's frozen heart shouldn't matter -- at least, not when that brilliant batch of blossoms arrives a day late... and maybe a little wilted.