Debby was quite lovey-dove leading up to our winter break separation when she went home to spend time with her family at her homestead in Rockport. We had been spending a fair amount of time together, although I'm damned if I can recall what we did. She had invited me to spend a week as a house guest at her home in Rockport and I'd gratefully accepted.
To ease the pain of our separation she talked about lovey expressions like "I love you a bushel and peck and hug around the neck", various over-the-top expressions like "I love you roomfuls" or "I love love you housefuls" or "I love you ocean-fuls"; and saying that we should take comfort in knowing that the moon in the sky was looking down on us both and we were joined thereby, which I thought was especially sweet.
Meeting her family was obviously a vital thing to do for our relationship and it just a pity that her family turned out to be so cold and unfriendly.