The One About Valentine's Day

I didn't want to blog about V-Day right away, lest I seem bitter (which I am) or cynical (which I also am).  But here it is.  The top five reasons I think Valentine's Day is dumb, plus a little bit of other stuff.

5. It's a commercial holiday.  I feel the same way about Mother's Day.  It's made up.  It's lame.  Let's celebrate in July or August.  That would be more...creative?

4. It's predictable.  Flowers.  Candy.  Dinner.  (Can I say that, since I'm the only one who knows I gave Gavin Hershey's kisses and a teddy bear?)  Get outside the box, people.  A new pair of heels.  Some new makeup.  A new car.

3. It's a let-down.  I don't like knowing a surprise is coming, or to expect something special to happen.  Maybe I just set my expectations too high.

2. It alienates people.  See Mother's Day.

1. It's dumb because I said so.

And there you go!  But really...who doesn't love Love and being in love?  In reading a book recently, I got to thinking about that soft line between being friends and being in love.  Falling in love with the person who you know is your best friend in the whole world is a great feeling.  I'm thankful to have felt it.  Trust and love and friendship are worth celebrating, even if the whole world is doing it by the calendar.


I Corinthians 13:13
Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.