Happy Valentine's Day

Let me start by saying I absolutely hate this holiday. I have never really understood it. Then I worked at a florist for the ridiculous holiday. People spend crazy amounts of money on stuffed animals that know grown person wants to sleep with, balloons that lose their helium in a few days, and flowers that will die probably before the balloons run out of helium. Then you have the men buying for multiple women and that about sends you right on over the edge. My personal favorite was the phone call we got the week after Valentines. "My husband sent me flowers and our card was build twice." Um, well, "he also sent _________ the same flowers and that is why you were charged twice." Happened all the time.

Valentine's should be really easy for my husband, we could just skip over it all together. I am completely ok with that. However, he insists I am the hardest person to buy for. I don't want anything. When I say that I really mean it. He stopped and got me some petit fours from Savages earlier this week. Done. That is good enough for me. I love and enjoy the little things. Just bring me treats on a random Tuesday (bus duty) and I will love that so much more than any man made holiday that makes me want to scream.

I have NO desire to go to an overcrowded restaurant on Valentine's day and wait for hours on end for food I can eat the next day with no line no waiting. I am excited we are going to eat with friends kid free Sunday. That is like a celebration in itself. No kids. No floors to pick up. No chicken to shred and blow on for 50 minutes. No ketchup to squirt. No drinks to share. No knives to take away. Peaceful dinner. Ahhhh I can't wait. Don't get me wrong I love our kids and they are really good in restaurants, but it will be nice to go without them.

So, there you have it. Valentine's is NOT a big deal around these parts. We love each other all year and show it most days. So, I really dislike this holiday. If you do, I am so truly happy for you. We will be laying around our house tonight doing nothing.

This was the boys loot from my parents, Lindsey, and Nanny and Poppa today. They have been begging for these flashlight friends for weeks. Hello age of paying attention to commercials. However, they do truly love them. 

Other than that I have very FEW Valentine's Day pictures. The ones I do have were from the age before digital... I guess that is the film era? I don't know, but I am too lazy to go remake the picture on my phone just to put here. 

Happy Valentine's Day to those of you that do Valentine's!