Valentine's Day

I know I'm a day late in posting my views on Valentine's Day but yesterday I was so busy and tired, I just didn't get around to it. However, I do have some things I want to say about this holiday. I have a lot of unmarried friends -- many never married, some divorced, and some widowed. I couldn't find a single one who was happy about Valentine's Day. Even most of my married friends didn't seem too keen on the holiday. I don't really understand why so many people dislike this day. I like it! I mean what's not to like -- flowers, chocolate, love, and did I mention CHOCOLATE??? I think V-day is hands down the best chocolate holiday of the year. And that makes it a good day in my book! But really I think I like the holiday because it's all about love. Each year I am reminded of the sweet little valentines my Dad would leave for all of us when we were young. He would ring the doorbell and then hide while we squeeled with delight at the boxes of conversation hearts. Even now I still get valentines from my parents. And I love remembering valentines in elementary school where you made your little box or envelope and everyone in class had to give everyone else a valentine. A little forced perhaps but still a cherished memory. I think in all my Valentines Days, I've only ever had a significant other once (maybe it's due to my infatuation with chocolate). To me, Valentines isn't just about remembering and showing love to our signifant others but it's more about appreciating the people in our lives who are significant to us. I love giving my parents, nephews and neices, friends little tokens of love. I know it's something we should strive to do everyday but life gets so busy sometimes, it's nice to have a day when you can devote all your time -- or at least more time than normal -- to showing that love.

I've been thinking a lot about all this the whole week and honestly, it sounded better in my head than it does on this blog (that could be because I'm half asleep while I type). Anyway, those are my thoughts on the "love holiday".

I'm too tired to think anymore so I'm going to bed. Oh, but I did want to let ya'll know that Jumper (new movie that just came out 2/14/08) is not worth spending your hard earned money on!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

My sister-in-law challenged me to do this. I don't know why I am but here goes. I'm actually a private person and I hope no one reads this -- a least not for a thousand years or so. Then maybe it can be my legacy. Some researcher in the future will read this and realize how mundane life was in the 2000s. What do we call this decade anyway? I still have yet to figure that out and we've been in it for eight years. I can't believe 2010 is only 2 years away! That's my 20 year high school reunion. I remember thinking that 2010 would never come. Where has the time gone? Not that I'm unhappy with my life -- it just hasn't turned out how I thought it would. I guess life never does. Even if you get everything you ever wanted, it somehow never ends up being what you thought it would be. Ah, reality.

That's enough for a beginning. I have to do my homework. Yes, homework. I want to get my Master's degree and I'm stuck taking a basic stats class (which I should have taken 14 years ago in college) before I can take the good stuff. Just goes to show that no matter how hard you try to avoid something, it almost always comes back to bite you in the you-know-what!!!