alright, first of all, who the heck decided to make this a holiday? if you need a holiday for your man (boyfriend, fiance, husband, whatever he may be) to buy you flowers or take you to dinner, then you deserve a better man. someone who does those things for you without being told. someone who treats you like a princess 24/7.
second of all, banks are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Labor Day, etc. banks are still open on valentines day. therefore, by default, it is not a true holiday. its a hallmark holiday. they tell you that you need to buy gifts, cards and candy and y'all fall for it. suckers. no need to empty your pockets on the stereotypical day to do so. why not surprise her? send her flowers when she least expects it! on valentines day, you're expected to do something romantic and that makes it less romantic. spur of the moment is much more respectable then doing something when you're SUPPOSED to do it. be original.
now, for all the single people out there. don't be bitter. get a group of friends together and go do something fun! there is no reason to mope around because you don't have that significant other to spend time with. make the most of your single-ness and enjoy yourself!
also, i apologize to those that read this regularly and were expecting posts. i was a host this weekend for an event on campus and had four wonderful girls visiting and staying in my room. needless to say, i was not home for very long. not long enough to write a post anyways! now they can be expected regularly because i am now back on schedule with everything i blew off for this weekend.
Great post. So, you're not buying the whole St. V's story? Wiki says: "Numerous early Christian martyrs were named Valentine.[5] The Valentines honored on February 14 are Valentine of Rome (Valentinus presb. m. Romae) and Valentine of Terni (Valentinus ep. Interamnensis m. Romae).[6] Valentine of Rome[7] was a priest in Rome who was martyred about AD 269 and was buried on the Via Flaminia. His relics are at the Church of Saint Praxed in Rome,[8] and at Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland."
ReplyDeleteIn the end, I'm with you...it's just another hallmark holiday. Great post!