Monday, February 14, 2011

Be mine.

I'm going to be honest with you: I think it's kind of dumb when people get grouchy about Valentine's Day. There's only been one year when I actually had a romantic Valentine for the holiday. It was in college and we'd been dating a few weeks, and he came over with a handmade card and a mix CD and told me how much he liked me. And then he took me out for a smoothie and it was adorable. (Actually, scratch that, there were two times. The other was in the 4th grade when Cory Cozzens and I exchanged valentines and both of us had written, "I like you, do you like me?" inside. Super romantic.)

Anyway, my point is that I've still always liked Valentine's Day. Maybe it's because when I was growing up, my parents would leave us little cards and candy outside our bedroom doors in the morning. Or because of sisters who would send me packages with boyfriends-in-a-box and valentines for my friends. Maybe it's because of roommates who would bake delicious cookies and pass out gorgeous handmade cards. Maybe it's because I really like to hug. I know people will complain that it's so commercialized, or that it's a conspiracy by greeting card companies to humiliate single people, or whatever. But really, what holiday HASN'T been commercialized at this point? And I am willing to bet that those single people still have one or two people in their lives that love them. So why not celebrate that?

Sure, maybe it's silly to have one day where you're expected to show people you love them, when you should really be doing that every day. But hey, I love eating a lot all the time and it's still nice to have Thanksgiving to give me an extra reason to indulge. I guess I'm just lucky that I've always had family and friends that have made this day mean something--not by spending tons of money or giving extravagant gifts (although that's certainly nice), but by doing small things to make others feel special.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is, will you be my Valentine?

7 comments:

  1. 1. was that valentine's day smoothie outing in feb of 05?

    2. cory cozzens the super outdoorsy guy who was a freshman with us?

    3. when are you coming?

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  2. So, yeah, not really the response you're looking for here, but know that I will ALWAYS be your Valentine. You've been on my list since February 14, 1985, and a cuter Valentine than you there never has been.

    Dad

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  3. You're cute. I'll be your valentine since I don't have one either :)

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  4. love this post! i also think it's funny when people are bitter about valentine's day! haha...

    "i choo choo choose you!"

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  5. That's the spirit! Great attitude, Filth. My favorite thing about Valentine's day isn't even the romantic stuff; it's just fun to have an excuse to make, give, and eat goodies! And dress festively! Every holiday is a great excuse to dress festively. Speaking of which, do you still have your St. Patrick's Day or BUST shirt? I don't know what happened to mine, but I'm planning on making a onesie for Fara. She already has rainbow leggings to match.

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  6. I completely agree. No reason to be grouchy on a holiday that pretty much demands you eat loads of chocolate and heart-shaped sugar cookies.

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