What a catch

I talked to YS this morning - late afternoon for him. The group hiked to Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg this afternoon. It was QUITE a hike, according to YS, but the view was well worth the exertion. The first link is to the Wikipedia article on the Chateau, but this link is to the Chateau's official site (in French), with a photo album that is worth taking a look at.

But this post is about why YS is a great catch, and some day, some girl will recognize that. After class, he got the two other boys and suggested they run to the supermarket to buy flowers for the girls for Valentine's Day. The other boys thought it was a great idea. They wanted red roses, but at 3 euros a pop, 18 roses would set them back a bit more than they could afford. They found some nice pink roses, and a bouquet for one of the girls, whose birthday is on Valentine's Day, costing them about 9 euros each. YS then took all the flowers to his host home. His host mom looked at him quizzically when he walked in with 18 roses and a bouquet. He finally got the message across that they were for St. Valentine's Day (it's pronounced Valen-TEEN there). She put them in a room they don't heat to keep them fresh. He and the boys are going to get to class early and put the flowers on the desks of the girls and the professor (they got her one too), then leave and walk back in when everyone else does and act all surprised. Now, what a sweet guy he is, and such a romantic. He wanted to get them chocolates, but one girl is lactose intolerant and another has a nut allergy, so flowers seemed the safest bet. They went in search of cards, but Valentine's Day is not a big deal there, and there were no cards to be found. But still... flowers... the kid is on the right track.