Now I promise I'm not going to bore you all with my soapbox speech on the merits of a day dedicated to celebrating romantic love in a certain kind of way (for those of you who know my views on this particular day of the year, you follow; for those of you who don't - I'll summarize and say it's the opposite of my favourite). However, I also refuse to ignore acknowledging it's existence today, because it was just too good of a topic or I'm too lazy (you pick!)
The first year I was dating my hubby he was very sweetly quite excited to celebrate Valentine's day. And while we did exchange gifts (in part because it was our two month anniversary as well), I had to break it to him eventually that Valentine's day wasn't my thing and I couldn't be bothered to have him buy me flowers and chocolates on Feb 14th (plus I argued the price of those items was so much more during that time of year that he could get me flowers and chocolate 3 times throughout the year for the same amount).
Our first Valentine's Day as a married couple is turning out to be quite the experience. We're in our sweats and pj's, watching Big Bang Theory reruns, and knitting/fixing computers. But as I write this, I realize that I've never loved him more. 5 and a half years after meeting him, I'm blessed to be married to my best friend in the whole world, and I wouldn't trade a night like this for anything.
Happy Valentine's Day! No matter how or who you celebrate it with, know that you're loved.
-r
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