It's like Mother's & Father's Day where you just know that no matter what you do-you'll probably miss the mark leaving deep wounds that require extensive therapy.
I haven't always been like this you know, but after a few creative attempts at "I love you more on feb.14 because hallmark told me too..." i have freed myself from this blessed, awful, stressful, day and resorted to a less than loving perception of Valentines day. let me share with you some examples of our misses in years past...after several years of counseling we are finally able to speak about & more importantnly laugh at these. (it was kinda iffy for a while though!!)
Past v-day example#1:
Me to my man...
being the super, creative, and awesome person that I am, I love you so much that I had a tree cut down in our backyard.
Why, you ask?
Because you told me in passing you were dreading doing it.
Look, I really thought this through. So why are you sighing & shrugging your shoulders like I just killed your dog?
For.The.Love. I even negotiated in my loudest Spanglish (... because if i progressively talk louder i feel that they will understand me better...) with our yard guys and I am so excited to present you with your great gift!
A tree stump.
FAIL!!
EPIC FAIL!
*please note your man wants one thing for valentines day...quite honestly -he just wants that same one thing EVERY day...heres a hint:
it's not a tree stump.period.the end.
Example #2:
My man to me:
Oh hey, it's v-day, so I did nothing, acted like it was a normal day.oh, and did i tell you how all the young, foolish people at my work were doing ridiculous things like ya know awesome flowers, expensive chocolates, and even fancy dinners...omg...babe, why are you crying?
What, but you said lets not do anything for each other!?
I don't understand...I'm so confused...
I messed up didn't I?
FAIL.
Again let me be clear men...this would be a huge FAIL! I'll hold off using the word epic, only because in all fairness I DID say let's not do anything for each other, but what I meant was; I fully expect SOMETHING from you!
So, finally, after years of the hit & miss, we have resorted to more appropriate things on V-day...like for instance: humor.
And people, let me just say: we totally think we really are funny!
I mean like: Funny, funny! ( as my friend Sawyer would say-gosh I love that boy!!)
But sadly, a lot of times, when I have the brilliant idea to actually say something out loud that I think is hysterical...we find that people give us that awkward stare...like the tilted head, pursed lips, "we're not laughing, not even on the inside"...awkward stare.
Therefore im always a little hesitant to share the love...or in this case humor, but to heck with it, its Valentines Day...lighten up already!!
So without further ado, after 20 years of, "surely by now weve got this down, right?", I woke up to this:
his sweet lil note says: This is a card YOU should give to ME...because we are that kind of people...we just by our own cards and then leave them for the other person to give...
yep. thats us. & we.are.freakin.cool.
so, I open it up and here it is...
Seriously now...you can't touch this! its so true!!! i laughed about it all day as i ran errands and did nothing, zero.zilch.nada... what-so- ever for my valentine.
because really now, this my people- is true love. love that last.love that you wouldnt have bet on 20 years ago. love that just cracks me up becuase its so honetly true. and funny, funny!
Happy Day my peps!
...and really, free yourself & just love him tomorrow when he'll need it even more!
~Penny