One faculty member gave everyone on staff roses. I think the last time I received roses was back in ’96 for Valentine’s day…. from my dad. The Director of the program took the staff out to lunch at Dali’s, a Spanish resturant. The food was excellent, although I didn’t order the grilled squid this time. It’s one thing to shock your brother and parents, quite another to shock your co-workers, though I think they’re pretty used to it by now. Perhaps they’ve even come to expect it since I’m the “creative one”, who is usually a little off the wall.. or at least a little off the beaten path.