My Neat Blog: Valentine's Day - Not just for lovers.

Valentine’s Day – Not just for lovers

Happy Valentine’s Day – by the time this gets posted it will be two days belated! Okay, just call me Martha Stewart if you will. About two months ago I finally started pinning on Pinterest and haven’t stopped. If you’re on Pinterest you know what I’m speaking of and if you’re not, well, you’re missing out! Any way I’ve been trying to “stop pinning and start doing” - I believe this is an unofficial slogan of Pinterest. For Valentine’s Day, I started doing!

I have to admit I say I hate the month of February because of MaDee’s death anniversary date (which will be in 24 minutes) but honestly it’s hard to hate an entire month for one day that carries sadness throughout the entire year. The fact is I loved hating this holiday (V-day) with MaDee. One of the last posts I wrote on MaDee’s CaringBridge was on Valentine’s Day and then a few days later that very post was read at MaDee’s funeral. So really this “dreadful” holiday brings much vulnerability and closure for me. I remember just sitting listening to the pastor and then all of a sudden these words filled my ears and I realized they were my words. Therefore by a long shot I do not hate Valentine’s Day as much as I may claim. I actually love it.

This post wasn’t meant to be a sad rant but instead a bubbly, fun, look-at-me I’m crafty post! Which I’ll get to but Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers and maybe it took me 24 years to realize it but Valentine’s Day is about love. Whether it’s the love for a significant other, parent, child, friend, coworker, teacher, student, pet, etc. – it’s about love. And it’s a great excuse to wear reds and pinks! P.S. I’ve worn red or pink all week - I wonder if any of my coworkers have noticed- today was unintentional but I might as well continue out the week!

So let’s get to it.

I have to say my favorite part of Valentine’s Day is the care package from my mom and dad, the wearing of reds and pinks, and baking delicious cupcakes!

Before I show you my brag book about Valentine’s Day I would just like to highlight some observations I’ve made about Valentine’s Day most are from Facebook…

A few observations – I may sound like a bitter Betty and I’m not denying the fact that I’d love to have a jewelry giving, flower picking, chocolate making boyfriend but it wasn’t in the cards this year.

So I was at Wal-Mart buying a mini muffin pan and I saw three men buying $40.00 3 foot teddy bears. I would like to say to you men: unless this is for your child, no woman needs a 3-foot teddy bear and I bet I can list 40 things for $40.00 she’d rather have but hey, better than nothing!

Hey Facebook friends, nice flowers! You suck! :) Just kidding, I was totally envious all day long looking at this flower garden of a Facebook wall.

“Valentine’s Day sucks, I don’t need a Valentine – Happy Valentine’s to me – being single is so much better” – translation – I wish I had a Valentine.

And last, thank you for all the pet pictures. I agree dogs make perfect Valentine’s but let’s be honest you’d rather have a human.

Alright to the brag book!