I love Valentine’s Day. Always have.
Probably has something to do with my wild infatuation with love.
And my wonderful mother who always made this day about telling people you love, you love them.
Pretty simple. One of my favorite things to do.
So I have never hated this day.
Even when I was single.
Even when I was single and had recently had my heartbroken…
(recently as in 5 months prior but still…I was broken nonetheless)
and that Valentine’s day was amazing because Misty came to bowling class with a choc. chip muffin for me and a book about love written by one of the RENT characters.
Well about RENT but RENT is about love.
Years following I was still single. Mom still gave me stuff.
And Jonnie and his mom would give me things and Jonnie would write me notes like:
“Someday there will be a lucky guy who’s lucky enough to be giving you a Valentine’s Day gift but until then, I feel honored to be the one to do it.”
How could I ever hate this day.
I’ve been abundantly blessed.
Still am.
I’ve got lots of love in my life.
Here are a few examples:
*A kiss goodbye every morning. Followed by a “See you tonight!” and a “Can’t wait!”
*Spooning to sleep
*Laughing at dinner with friends
*Laughing at my brother until my sides hurt
*Kneeling in prayer with my family every Sunday night
*Dinner cooked for all of us and enjoyed together at Mom’s every Sunday
*Cuddling with Mal on the couch
*The Bachelor on Mondays with Mom
*Using Zach’s body wash so I can smell him during the day (sshh…don’t tell him)
*Phone calls, texts, and emails all day from people I love
*Students who have spoiled me with gifts today.
*Boys who brought me Valentine’s
*My students light my day most days
*Game nights with friends
*The thought of seeing a “scary” movie with Misty
*Planning for Grace’s arrival
*Kissing my grandpa on the forehead
Probably has something to do with my wild infatuation with love.
And my wonderful mother who always made this day about telling people you love, you love them.
Pretty simple. One of my favorite things to do.
So I have never hated this day.
Even when I was single.
Even when I was single and had recently had my heartbroken…
(recently as in 5 months prior but still…I was broken nonetheless)
and that Valentine’s day was amazing because Misty came to bowling class with a choc. chip muffin for me and a book about love written by one of the RENT characters.
Well about RENT but RENT is about love.
Years following I was still single. Mom still gave me stuff.
And Jonnie and his mom would give me things and Jonnie would write me notes like:
“Someday there will be a lucky guy who’s lucky enough to be giving you a Valentine’s Day gift but until then, I feel honored to be the one to do it.”
How could I ever hate this day.
I’ve been abundantly blessed.
Still am.
I’ve got lots of love in my life.
Here are a few examples:
*A kiss goodbye every morning. Followed by a “See you tonight!” and a “Can’t wait!”
*Spooning to sleep
*Laughing at dinner with friends
*Laughing at my brother until my sides hurt
*Kneeling in prayer with my family every Sunday night
*Dinner cooked for all of us and enjoyed together at Mom’s every Sunday
*Cuddling with Mal on the couch
*The Bachelor on Mondays with Mom
*Using Zach’s body wash so I can smell him during the day (sshh…don’t tell him)
*Phone calls, texts, and emails all day from people I love
*Students who have spoiled me with gifts today.
*Boys who brought me Valentine’s
*My students light my day most days
*Game nights with friends
*The thought of seeing a “scary” movie with Misty
*Planning for Grace’s arrival
*Kissing my grandpa on the forehead
My life is full of love. I am abundantly blessed and my life is very rich.
For this, I am so grateful.
I am so grateful to share my love with those that are still here to share it with.
What a blessing.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Believing in Something 
>HEY RUFIE HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO YOU!!!AND TO EVERYONE THAT I LOVE TOO. I LOVE THIS DAY.. LOVE IT. IT IS JUST A FUN DAY….. I TOO HAVE NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE STIGMA ATTACHED TO THIS -"SINGLE AWARENESS" "LONELY HOLIDAY" "ONLY FOR LOVERS" "HOLIDAY FOR HALLMARK" DAY… I MUST HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD WHEN THEY HAD US DECORATE THE BOXES IN GRADE SCHOOL SO YOUR FRIENDS COULD PUT CARDS THAT SAID NICE THINGS TO YOU IN THEM- SOMETIMES WITH CANDY. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A DAY TO TELL PEOPLE YOU LOVED THEM ALL OF THEM!AND I TOO HAVE A LOT TO LOVE. I LOVE TODD, I LOVE SHARLEE AND SHANE. AND I LOVE ZACH AND KYLIE TOO. I LOVE MY FAMILY .. MY FRIENDS AND I EVEN REALLY LIKE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH SO IT IS FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE A HOLIDAY TO SHARE THE FUN WITH. I LOVE YOU SHAR AND THE WAY YOU LOVE TOO. IT IS AN AMAZING GIFT.HAVE A GREAT DAY
>This is super sweet Sharlee. Thanks for sharing. It's nice that you have always had a good attitude about Valentine's Day. I, on the other hand, have always hated it and so when I married Joe I pretty much told him he had to make up for all my horrible single memories. He's done a good job so far. Happy Valentine's!.. a day late.