Happy Valentine's Day

I’m a hopeless romantic, a sucka for love and although I’ve never had a real special Valentine’s Day, it’s still one of my favorite holidays. I’ve been reading on guys facebook status’ about Valentine’s Day being a ploy to make men broke and questioning why the day even needs to exist …yada yada yada… well let me break it down for you because it’s real simple.

Let’s face it, everyday life is stressful. We are tired, have bills to pay, classes to attend, houses to clean, children to care for and jobs we hate. There is no way you can show your significant other how much you love them the way they deserve it each and every day. Valentine’s Day gives you the opportunity to display, voice, and express your love, devotion, and appreciation for them. It reminds us all how special it can be to share your time, space, energy and most importantly your heart with someone else.

So don’t take your sweetheart for granted. Give them the attention they crave, need and are worthy of even if it means DVR’ing the All- Star game and watching it later on tonight. Hey, you can stay up late, Monday is a holiday ;)

PS- Don’t forget to say I love you to your friends and family, the ones that continue to love and accept you even when you’re at your worst.

PPS- For all of you that are heartbroken, crushing, or loving from afar, even if the feelings aren’t mutual, be thankful that you’re able to cultivate and grow such love in your heart because that in itself is a gift and a beautiful thing.