And it's Valentine's Day! An over-commercialized holiday that starts on December 27th in all stores. Where it is ok to over-indulge in delicious confections and buy flowers and stuffed animals. It's normal to go out to dinner and wait for over an hour to get a chance to get bad service in most restaurants. I'm guessing that you're guessing that I don't really like Valentine's Day.
I think my hatred started when I was in college. It may have been sooner but I believe that is the first I remember the anti-love holiday. I was always alone and my roommate, Leila and I decided to have our anti-V day every year (with or without boyfriends).
We watched sappy love movies, ate pizza and indulged in lots of beer. It was an enjoyable girls night that we could count on happening every year. After college, I was in one bad relationship after another where the guys treated me the absolute worst and hardly remembered the holiday. I never received flowers and I can remember one year getting a piece of jewelry that I had to go and pick out myself. From that point, I decided that it isn't about going out or indulging. (There are plenty of holidays that just passed where we over indulge in everything and blame it on the holidays)
What would be my ideal Valentine's Day? After much thought and writing other posts, I have decided that I just need to be appreciated that day. I don't need to do anything fancy. I don't need all the crap that is going to fizzle out after a while. I wouldn't mind just spending the day with my other (got that Adam?) It is hard to get a day off of work for many, including myself, but putting some time aside to share time, quiet time with the one you love is the best way to do it.
Try to think of one thing you could do to show your other how much you appreciate them. Do something other than eating...take a class together, go for a walk, sit and talk without the distraction of electronic devices and just appreciate the company. That is what makes the day magical.
Happy Valentine's Day!!
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