People say that Valentines Day is a day for women. I disagree. It is a day for men to hack down living plants and receive a *Hand job in return.
Or maybe it is a day designed by Gyms. So that after you inhale copious amounts of chocolate, wine (semen?) you can feel the guilt the NEXT day, join a gym and cuss out your husband/wife/lover/dog/boss/ for wanting to keep you fat.
The reason that I love Valentines Day, is because it is a day to reflect on the people in your life that you DO love. Who have changed your life, even if it is in a small way, and whom you LOVE.
Things I love.
1. I love My son. Sometimes I do not love the smells that he produces, but in some small way. I am responsible for that I am sure.
2. I love my daughter. Because she is funny, wise and almost always right.
3. I love Tater Tots. SO much so, that I JUST had to walk slowly to Karmas food bowl and deposit a plate full of them inside of it. Otherwise I would stuff them into every orifice that I own.
4. I love Valentines. The card ones in the envelopes. I love the sound the envelopes make when you rip them open.
5. I love that the ladies at work wore bright pink bras today.
6. I love that Karma is laying at my feet, and she smells good, which is new.
7. I love my job. It is happy THE END.
8. I love my walks everyday and the fact that when I chased the beast who mooshed cupcake into my face, my fat flapped less.
9. I love all of my tiny Valentines. They are small and boogery.
10. I loved all of my extra Valentine squishes today. (They were extra sticky)
11. I love that my fish eat pancakes.
12. I love that NicosValentine said that I was his HERO and that Juan was just Heroic. (That makes me better)
13. I love the look on someone's face when gifts are delivered to them in surprise. And even though it annoys a lot of people, I LOVE looking at all of the gifts bestowed upon my friends via Facebook.
14. I love sitting in the sand with all of the children at work and building sandcastles...or used car lots...what have you. I can't wait for it, and I don't care what I am wearing. If you are grumpy tomorrow...find a sandbox, sit in it and dig. It is good for you.
I hope that your Valentines Day was filled with love, and that it came to you from a giggle, a rose or a friendship.
I hope that if this day found you sad or depressed, you can look around at...ANYTHING...and find the beauty inside of it. I hope that a million men are grinning because their wifes/husbands/lovers felt like a chopped down rose, a heartbox of candy, or a best friend delivered over the states...deserved a swallow.
And tomorrow, when it is ONLY February 15th, (The day of the grinning couples)if you find yourself grumpy, or down in the dumps, you can find a nice warm box of sand to dig into.