The Day Of Love...Blah, Blah, Blah!

I am a person that gets into the spirit of almost every holiday. I love to decorate my house with items that pertain to those days. However, there are a few holidays that I just don't get all jazzed about. My least favorite holiday is today...Valentine's Day.

I can't say that I completely disregard this day. I do have some decorations up for Valentine's Day. My son is having a Valentine's party at school that I am helping out with. And I did get my childen something for Valentine's Day. I just don't get into the entire commercialism of this day. In other words, my husband does not have to buy me anything or do anything for me on this day in particular, and vice versa. (lucky us!)

A week ago I drove by a local flower shop. They advertised a dozen roses for $12.99. Yesterday that same flower shop had a dozen roses advertised for $39.99. I'm sure the price has gone up even more today. I would be okay with Jason buying me a bouquet of mixed flowers that cost $5.99. They will die in 5 days. Don't go spend a fortune on them! I guess I'm just not much of a flower person. They are a nice gesture as long as they are cheap and are given to me "just because". The only time my husband gave me red roses was when he proposed to me. Now that was a special day! :)

I am probably one of the strangest women in the world. I don't like to eat milk chocolate or dark chocolate. I will eat white chocolate maybe two or three times a year. I'm not much of a candy eater. I do however love ice cream! So, I don't want a box of chocolates on this day. No need. I will not eat them. If he wants to pick me up a pint of Ben and Jerry's pistachio ice cream sometime, I will absolutely love that!

I don't wear a lot of jewelry either. I wear the same earrings everyday. I don't wear necklaces anymore. And the only ring I wear is my wedding ring. This is mainly because of the fact I have the dexterity in my hands of a toddler. Forget trying to put on my own jewelry! I need help getting dressed most days! So, my husband does not need to buy me any "sparkly" or expensive items. I have enough jewelry that doesn't get worn already!

The only thing that I do on this day is make a special dinner (which really is not much different from most nights). We will have steak, which is something we don't have very often. I used to work in a restaurant and Valentine's Day was one of the worst days to work. People would wait for two hours...just to eat dinner? And was it really all that spectacular? I would prefer to stay at home and cook for my family. We can go out to eat any other day. During the week is the best, when we don't have to wait.

I think the biggest issue I have with this day is that it is so disappointing. There is way too much pressure on the guys to get everything right for his lady. And really...when do most guys get things right? And of course there is always that lingering expectation that the women need to fulfill at the end of the night. Why not just eliminate all that anxiety and stress? Set the expectation that there will be nothing special on this day. Why just have one day a year to show your love? Why should it be the same day for everyone?

My husband knows how to show his love for me. And it doesn't have to be commercialized. He can do things around the house for me. That's true love! My present to him? He can go fishing and hunting whenever he wants. And if he really wants that new gun...he can buy it himself!