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I can't even remember yesterday, already. I know that Brian was planning to go play Warhammer 40K at a local gaming store, and then he didn't go. We had some lunch and took a nap. We, uh? Probably hung around. I know I finished another book and headed into the next one (I'm on book six, now, so that makes 9 so far this year. Yay!)
Today Brian went to work and I ran out to get his VDay presents and do some mild grocery shopping. Came home, knocked over our coat tree (was a tall metal tree with a heavy base) and the stuff that made the base heavy just totally disintegrated all over everything. Spectacular fail! So I spent some time cleaning up the living room and doing the dishes and stuff. Brian came home and we exchanged gifts (flowers and candy for me! so traditional) and later Brian made us delicious steak. We fell into our normal evening routine, and then he headed off for bed. He likes to get to work by 7:30a so he can get out before traffic revs up in the afternoon, so he goes to bed pretty early.
Regarding VDay: I spent an awful lot of these single. More single than not, if you count my entire lifetime. When I was single I didn't spend my day weeping and feeling like a loser, but I did feel sort of left out of the festivities, you know? My other single friends and I would usually spend the evening hanging around at home together, because the restaurants would just be filled with red and pink carnations and lovey dovey couples. We'd get delivery. But I like most holidays. Valentine's Day isn't a major, get-time-off-from-work holiday, so in that sense it's useless. My Aunt was born on it, so I mostly think about her when I think about it at all. So a lot of mixed feelings. Mostly harmless, a little exclusionary, mostly just MEH.
So anyway, we observed it this year. It's only our second one and we haven't set any traditions, yet. I have decided that I like the flowers/candy/card ritual. Why not? It's flowers, candy, and a card! The whole "it's a Hallmark Holiday" concept isn't lost on me, but honestly? It's not even true. The Valentine's Day holiday has been around since 498 AD. We celebrate many more recent holidays than that, so it's not like it's not "traditional". I wish it wasn't quite so IN YOUR FACE for the weeks before, because it definitely can sting if you're single. And I don't see why it has to be about jewelry or marriage proposals or expensive trips. Just spending some time together, I think. Being nicer than you usually are is NEVER a bad thing. Paying attention to one another for a few hours. Sure, you should do that all year, but why not have a reminder?
I'll probably keep celebrating it, because hey, even Samuel Pepys did. And so did Geoffrey Chaucer. And Sammy and Geoff knew a bit about romantic love. And romantic love can use all the help it can get, right?
Today Brian went to work and I ran out to get his VDay presents and do some mild grocery shopping. Came home, knocked over our coat tree (was a tall metal tree with a heavy base) and the stuff that made the base heavy just totally disintegrated all over everything. Spectacular fail! So I spent some time cleaning up the living room and doing the dishes and stuff. Brian came home and we exchanged gifts (flowers and candy for me! so traditional) and later Brian made us delicious steak. We fell into our normal evening routine, and then he headed off for bed. He likes to get to work by 7:30a so he can get out before traffic revs up in the afternoon, so he goes to bed pretty early.
Regarding VDay: I spent an awful lot of these single. More single than not, if you count my entire lifetime. When I was single I didn't spend my day weeping and feeling like a loser, but I did feel sort of left out of the festivities, you know? My other single friends and I would usually spend the evening hanging around at home together, because the restaurants would just be filled with red and pink carnations and lovey dovey couples. We'd get delivery. But I like most holidays. Valentine's Day isn't a major, get-time-off-from-work holiday, so in that sense it's useless. My Aunt was born on it, so I mostly think about her when I think about it at all. So a lot of mixed feelings. Mostly harmless, a little exclusionary, mostly just MEH.
So anyway, we observed it this year. It's only our second one and we haven't set any traditions, yet. I have decided that I like the flowers/candy/card ritual. Why not? It's flowers, candy, and a card! The whole "it's a Hallmark Holiday" concept isn't lost on me, but honestly? It's not even true. The Valentine's Day holiday has been around since 498 AD. We celebrate many more recent holidays than that, so it's not like it's not "traditional". I wish it wasn't quite so IN YOUR FACE for the weeks before, because it definitely can sting if you're single. And I don't see why it has to be about jewelry or marriage proposals or expensive trips. Just spending some time together, I think. Being nicer than you usually are is NEVER a bad thing. Paying attention to one another for a few hours. Sure, you should do that all year, but why not have a reminder?
I'll probably keep celebrating it, because hey, even Samuel Pepys did. And so did Geoffrey Chaucer. And Sammy and Geoff knew a bit about romantic love. And romantic love can use all the help it can get, right?
