It's a love thing

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone. I know this is supposed to be a sweethearts day, but when I was growing up it was more of a family love day. I guess that's one of the reasons I like this day. I remember a couple of Valentine's days when I was growing up that we got a special kind of taffy. I don't know where it came from, only that we each got a little piece of this special taffy. I also have memories of making cookies and decorating them, making Valentines for friends together and making boxes or fancy envelopes to bring the Valentines home in. We had fun delivering Valentines annonymously to grandparents. Our favorite song for the season was "knock, knock, knock and run, run, run, today is Valentine's Day."

So now that I have my own little family, I once again thoroughly enjoy this day. I had fun making Valentines with my kids. I had fun making and decorating cookies. I have looked forward for two weeks to making more of my dad's fudge (since I don't know where to get that yummy taffy). I love getting Valentines cards from my kids and giving them in return.

By the way, Josh has always made this a special day for me. I don't require overly priced flowers or fancy chocolates. M&Ms work fine. He always writes a nice card for me, even if it's on a piece of notebook paper. Today he is showing me the ultimate act of love by cleaning the kitchen and folding the laundry.

I totally agree with people that this holiday is overrated and commercialized. We should show our love on every day of the year without spending loads of money. But I also love traditions and making memories and showing those around me how much I appreciate them.