It's really not cool to like Valentine's Day. You're supposed to be either ambivalent about it or hate the holiday outright. I used to hate it, too. It was a day of unfulfilled promises, a day of basking in other people's real or perceived happiness, of substituting chocolate for happiness and diamonds for love.
But, you know, life has some strange turns. I'm okay with Valentine's Day now. Not that I think that Tom will present me with a 14 karat diamond, or that we'll go out to a fancy dinner, or that he'll give me my engagement ring. I'm okay with Valentine's Day because we have so few days that are simply about love. Whether it's romantic love, or friendship, or the love between family members, there are never enough days to celebrate that. If we need a cheesy Hallmark holiday to remind us to take a few moments to say "I love you," then so be it.
Granted, I'm not single. I know that it hurts to be single on this day of love and cupids and mushy commercials. I know that it sucks, and I hope that you've taken the time to make a voodoo doll of someone/something that you hate and are wounding it with lollipop sticks and drowning it in conversation hearts. But I also hope that you know that if you are friends with me, you're loved.
So, I'm preparing for a great evening with Tom--we'll be working together at the co-op, actually. We'll have dinner at home, and play with our cats. I'll enjoy the tulips that he gave me yesterday, and I hope that he will like the present that I got him. And you know what? It will be great.
May you all have a good Valentine's Day. I love you all.
1 comment:
I agree with everything you've said. Likewise, I'm obviously not single this Valentnes, or for the past 8 Valentines for that matter, but since I do have someone I love, I took the day off from work, and Meredith and I just had fun doing whatever. HOO RAH for Love!
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