Smiley Saturday: Be My Valentine
Yes, today IS Valentine’s Day so what better topic for my Smiley Saturday post?
I know Valentine’s Day is one of those “overcommercialised” holidays that some people prefer to ignore.
BUT…
The sentiment is kind of nice isn’t it?
A day to celebrate love.
With all the horror that Australia has seen this past week, I think there is so much good that can also come out of this tragedy:
- The realisation of how fortunate we are to have our loved ones when so many are grieving the loss of theirs.
- The importance of telling our loved ones how we feel - for none of us are guaranteed a “tomorrow”.
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be commercial.
One of the best Valentine’s I was ever given was a single rose from a home garden. Given to me by a guy when we were in year 12. Carried to school in an empty milk carton ( a clean one). All day, I was asked why I had milk in my locker. LOL.
What made it so special?
I think it seemed rather heartfelt and simple. In general, I’m not overly comfortable with people spending money on me (which is a pity really!!!) so it was meaningful without me ending up uncomfortable. And it was unexpected. And I LOVE flowers. So much beauty and promise - they always make me smile (although some also make me sneeze).
Sadly, the story didn’t end up with a happy ending. Most of my Valentine’s stories don’t have happy endings. 
That doesn’t stop it from remaining a very precious memory though. I’ll always be thankful for the thoughtfulness of that guy.
Farmboy and I rarely celebrate Valentine’s Day. Our wedding anniversary is at the end of March so we tend to wait until then to celebrate. Not that we haven’t gone out for dinner some years and once he gave me my eternity ring (with 5 love hearts) for Valentine’s Day rather than waiting until our wedding anniversary (a great element of surprise that time!). 
This year we’re having a couple of nights away in between Valentine’s Day and our wedding anniversary. When you’ve got kids it can be more about taking opportunities when they present themselves than worrying about a certain date.
Today I’m planning on making a Pink Cake in the shape of a love heart. Something the whole family can share and a way of showing them I love them.
Sometimes it’s the simple gestures that mean the most.
How are you planning on showing your love today?
Happy Smiley Saturday. I hope you and your loved ones can find a reason to smile today and a way to say “I Love You”.
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MORE cake?
How are the muscles from your workout last night?
My husband and I don’t celebrate Valentines Day either… or birthdays, anniversaries etc. He is a sentimental boy!! lol He does, however, make me feel very special on other days and in other ways so I’m not complaining.
I hope you are feeling better after yesterday’s post. Only having spotted your fabulous site a couple of weeks ago, it surprises me that someone who seems so full of life and capable can feel this way. But it shouldn’t. I too am prone to beating myself up unnecessarily… I always find St. John’s Wort seems to bring me back to a happier place?
Happy Valentine’s Day.
wasn’t planning on anything, but Saturday’s are family time and we’ve definitely been doing family things today
I have never celebrated Valentine’s day, just because it didn’t exist ! But now since a few years it moves into Belgium too, of course for the shops it’s a wonderful occasion to make business, but for us it’s nice too. I saw this celebration for the first time two years ago in blogworld ! I was so surprised because if people celebrated Valentine’s it was just for young people unmarried. But this was 40 years ago, of course, lol !
But I have a nice story of a real old couple 70 and 89 !
Sharon - you just made me spit my drink all over the computer! Yes, MORE cake! Doh! Tastes good but!
My muscles? Well, who knew you even HAD muscles in your lower back. ROFLOL. (Anyone else reading this, I’ll post in the next couple of days about what insane things I’ve been attempting).
Rosey - I kind of had second thoughts about publishing that post yesterday - after it was too late of course. I do try my best to keep things as real as possible in my writing. At the moment I’m incredibly frustrated with myself that I feel this way. Glad you’ve found St John’s Wort works well for you. It’s something I’d like to try one day but I can’t mix it with my other meds I’m on now. Thank you so much for reading.
B - Always a good opportunity to build relationships - spending time together.
Gattina - like most things, shops will sell to whoever will buy. I think it always was a “young lovers” event. I like to put my own spin on it though and look at it as love in all shapes and forms.
I’ve never been a fan of Valentines Day. I figure if you can’t say I love you for 365 days then making a special effort just because of a calendar date seems a bit silly. And your partner will know that he/she is only getting flowers or whatever because the commercial world says it should be so.
Keeping it real is what makes you such a good read.
We don’t generally celebrate Valentine’s Day too much but it’s a bit thing at school, which is beginning to grow on me. We certainly don’t go out to dinner and pay double for everything!
As my husband’s away this week he did spoil me today with a lovely bouquet but that’s quite a red letter day around here. Actually the roses were yellow…….I wonder if he realised that they signify jealousy!
Cheers
“# The realisation of how fortunate we are to have our loved ones when so many are grieving the loss of theirs.
# The importance of telling our loved ones how we feel - for none of us are guaranteed a “tomorrow”
I agree 100%
I don’t have many fond memories of early V days .You reminded me of 21 yrs ago when an unwelcome admirer (aka stalker) guy from my church had another younger guy deliver me a card and ? flowers … I left that church after that incident. Best thing I ever did though.
The year after I’d met my hubby …can’t remember that first one though …the next was when we were 4 days married. So we don’t really celebrate V day much with our wedding day on 10th.
We had one of our grandchildren last night Noah five and spent time with my daughter when she picked him up..later Joe and I had dinner at the dining room table..listened to music and talked…Shared small gifts and were grateful we had the day.
The plane crash this week was less then three miles from our home near the Buffalo airport..the planes fly near our homes every day…
Dorothy from grammology
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