Valentine's Day

I love Valentine's Day, and I've done so for my entire life - single or otherwise. I have never once felt any Valentine's Day related sadness. To me it was never 'Single Awareness Day'. It's not just a Hallmark holiday, made to shovel money into the mouths of rich people.

When I was single, it was a day where my Mom and Dad bought me chocolate. It was a day when maybe I'd pop in a romance movie and cry over the gushiness. I didn't feel sad. Sure, of course I wished I had a boyfriend, but I knew that one day I'd probably have one.

When B and I got together, Valentine's Day became just a good day to remind each other of our mutual love. Our first year he bought me flowers, but I killed them so the next year he bought me a 4ft tall fake flower that I still have to this day. One year after we got married I made him a sexy coupon book. We usually get chocolate for one another and just remember to have fun. We're the type who are romantic all year round, so Valentine's Day is just an extra extra excuse to be a bit fancy.

Now, with G, Valentine's Day is even more special to us. On February 14th, 2012, we heard G's heartbeat for the very first time. That was our special event for that day, and we couldn't have done anything that would have made that day better that it already was. We were having a baby! A beautiful baby girl, though we didn't know it at the time. B and I were talking the other day, and we kind of decided that in our house, Valentine's Day would be more of a family day. We plan on spending February 14th this year doing something all together, just the three of us. We're hoping that by doing this year after year, perhaps G will grow up like I did: seeing Valentine's Day as a fun day where your mommy and daddy give you chocolate and you can just have fun. I don't want my daughter to be depressed because she's single. To me it's not a day of malice, which is how so many single people see it, but just a day to love things.

How do you spend your Valentine's Day?