Valentine's Day Musings

This is a little late, but Valentine's isn't officially over for me until all the sweets are gone. With that being said, I've come to realize a few things about the holiday. The first being that I really don't like those fancy little chocolate boxes. It's an awful feeling when you are scanning the box, and you find an appetizing looking piece, you take a bite, and it's some weird mystery flavor that is completely inedible. I'd much rather go for some Reeses, Hershey Bars, Dove Chocolates, Hershey Kisses, Godiva(their chocolate covered strawberries are my favorite), snickers etc. They always come in cute little Valentine's Day themed wrappers too. However, it is the thought that counts, and anything received on Valentine's Day makes me feel extremely happy. I just won't eat the mystery chocolates.

Something else I noticed about Valentine's is people constantly being in a negative mood about it. I always hear, "Single on Valentine's Day, sucks to be me." Or, "I hate Valentine's Day, all it ever makes me feel is lonely." Things like that bothered me a bit for some reason. To me, Valentine's Day is about love, and it's about making people feel loved and appreciated. The smile on people's faces when they receive a valentine is enough to make me extremely happy. I also get an extremely warm feeling in my heart when I receive one. I may have a boyfriend, who I adore, but he is not the only factor of my happiness on Valentine's Day. My family, and my friends, have been making my Valentine's day special for the past 17 years. To those of you who will eternally hate Valentine's Day, for other reasons, I can't change your mind. If it's because you don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend to share it with, I do hope you have your friends and family so you can stop being so down about it.

Well, I guess this turned into somewhat of a little rant. Sorry!!

                    For anyone who didn't receive any valentines at all, I hope this belated one helps :)



Thanks for reading!!