Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Valentines Day

I hate Valentines Day. So does Jeff. But we hate it for different reasons.
Jeff- because it's just another holiday that companies use to get more money from you and tell you you need to buy all these things to tell your loved one you love them.
Me- because I feel bad for wanting to feel special on a day when every one else is.
I did get my V-Day gift early. I don't care if I don't get flowers or chocolates, although that would be nice, as long as love is proclaimed to me. Which it was, 2 days ago.
My Valentines day gift was Jeff going to work at 5am on his day off and working 10 hours outside in the cold, flagging, then coming home and telling ME to go take a nap while he watched the kids and cleaned the house.
Now that, ladies, is romance.
We did make Valentines day special. My mom watched the boys while Jeff and I went out to dinner. We went to Sam City, a Vietnamese/Thai restaurant. Then we walked around Target and bought ourselves a valentines day gift of 2011 Grammy songs CD and a Symphony bar we shared. Then we drove around and listened to the CD, came home and watched the rest of the Bachelor.
As long as I get to spend Valentines Day with my sweetheart and we DON'T get into it about the idea of Valentines Day, then I think it was a success.
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