February 14th
It Valentine’s Day and that one day a year that is set aside for lovers; the day we show that special person in our life how much we care for them. Why is it we are expected to show this on just one day a year? If we truly care for someone shouldn’t we show them each and every day? In the piece I wrote and posted a few days ago, I mentioned how this holiday is a big money making business. Sometime to help the candy manufacturers with sales after Christmas and before Easter. Florists for some reason seem to up the price of flowers, red roses in particular on Valentine’s Day. Years ago, after moving to Florida, my husband and I noticed a outdoor sign at a florist shop. It had the price of roses at twenty dollars for a dozen. A few days before Valentine’s Day the price more than doubled. Restaurants seem to all vie for those wanting to go out for a romantic dinner. They will offer a special deal (or so they want you to think) for the holiday. Some will offer this a day or two prior and sometimes continue it for a day or two after Valentine’s Day ends. It seems people crowd restaurants cause it is February the fourteenth. When I made my ‘TWENTY DAYS of LOVE’ list, I put two days before Valentine’s Day as a day to do the romantic dinner. If you read yesterday’s ramble you’d see the place my husband and I chose was quite busy. In fact for lunch there was a wait list. We opted to sit in the bar area and dine at the bar. After telling the server why we were out (as I was wearing all my apparel) she thought it a great idea to celebrate early. We found a few others were doing the same also. One couple mentioned they wanted to avoid the holiday crowd and they have been doing early valentine’s lunch for the past few years. Other manufacturers are involved with the holiday sales; clothing, card companies, those who make holiday decorations and yes even the liquor industry. On social media I noticed an advertisement for a heart shape box filled with miniature bottles of a popular drink. I do know liquor manufacturers go all out for gift sets at Christmas, but this is a first that I noticed for Valentine’s Day.
As I mentioned yesterday, I really enjoyed my twenty days of love gifts I received plus the IOUs I’ll eventually use. This morning I sent my husband the last of the e-card valentine’s at three in the morning. Then when I came out from getting up for the day, I walked over to him gave him a big hug and kiss; said to him “Happy Valentine’s Day. I love you and thank you for being you and all you do for me”. Simply put and expressed without a lot of fanfare. We will be out and about later today doing errands and giving cute valentine’s cards to few people. Nothing extravagant planned as we always make the most of any outing and enjoy just being together.
Hope each of you have a nice Valentine’s Day and remember it’s not what you purchase to give to another, it’s spending quality time and most of all telling that special person each day you love them.
Until next time....take care.
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