Wow, it brings up so many memories and emotions in people. You hear people gripping and complaining about the disappointments, let downs and hassles of this little holiday that has morphed from a few sweet cards, flowers and candy. To a multi-million dollar insanity filled dash for all things red, pink, hearts and flowers!
On the flip side you witness a lot of endless romantics gushing and cooing about their ideas and plans to make the day remarkable for that special someone with lavish gifts and special get-a-ways, etc... The reality for most probably falls into the happy medium and the struggle to indure for the few.
I am not an endless romantic nor have I become the valentine cynic. I find that I love to do little things and that if I get a little moment of Valentine love for each of my lovey's then I feel accomplished. I do keep the candy to a minimum but I enjoy giving each of my kiddo's a small chocolate treat in their preffered type of chocolate. I also like to get a cute and fun card that I picked for ech child to make them smile. My hubby takes me for a nice dinner and usually he spoils me with truffles (a secret delight!) and roses he spent way too much for. Although one year he suprised me with 3 dozen roses on our 3rd Valentine's together and much to his dismay when I got home I had a single rose sitting on our table to enjoy. He asked what happened to the roses he sent me? I gushed and cooed about how much fun I had walking up and down the streets of Downtown Dallas for an hour after work picking out random people who looked like they needed a lift and handing out my roses to each of them! He was totally shocked and I think he wanted to protest but he saw how happy I was so he just kept a rather dismal attempt at a smile on his face and said well I'm glad you enjoyed them. It is one of my favorite Valentine memories. :) Now he keeps the roses to a simple dozen buying terrific hard to find colors that I always love. I still give roses away but I try to keep at least half of them each year so I don't totally dash his efforts. I buy him a card and usually some small silly gift that makes him laugh. It's a fun excuse to think of others and a great time to just be a little silly, loving and fun.
This year the holiday is on Sunday. Weekends are all about the breakfast my hubby creates at our house, so before we head out to church this Sunday morning we will make heart shaped (yes, I have a silly pancake mold) chocolate chip pancakes, with sliced strawberries, with a side of scrambled eggs. I will assist by making a large pot of mexican hot cocoa, a delightful decadent treat, to round out all the morning Valentine splurge. My hubby & I will also put together a special box this Wednesday to send to our college cutie. It is so HARD having your kiddo leave the nest and miss out on all those silly intimate family moments. My hope is that she is filled with great memories of those moments to help her build her own special ideas of sharing special days and creating special memories; hopefully our little Valentine fun box will make her smile, laugh and reflect on home.
The thing I've learned to enjoy most about Valentines is that it is a few minutes in time to be silly, stop and focus on showing your love to those special someone's in your life.
So whether you make your cards, cook a special meal, stop by the drug store in a mad dash a few minutes before you see that special someone or slightly break the bank with your declaration of LOVE, I hope this Valentine is a day that gives your a smile and bit of warm glow in your own life!
Tell me about your bits and moments of love.
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