The Great Day Of Hearts...

Once again, Valentine's Day has come around-- to some with delight, and others with anguish. You know, when I was single, I HATED Valentine's Day with a passion. I was so envious of all the women with husbands and boyfriends to buy them cards and roses-- take them out to eat, you know, all of the "Valentine's Day Stuff" that society has hyped us up to believe we need to have. When I would be out with my friends on Valentine's Day, I would see all of these couples who looked so happy to be together. I kept thinking, "I'd give ANYTHING to have that."

Little did I realize, that looks are most definitely deceiving. On Valentine's Day, "love" is in the air. It's the one day of the year we're "supposed" to celebrate love, and passion. I remember my first Valentine's Day with Chris. He sent me a dozen roses and bought me a pink stuffed cow (which I DID want by the way). I think we went out to eat, but I'm not really sure. Our second Valentine's Day together, we went to Gatlinburg, and stayed at my favorite hotel. He bought me a beautiful diamond and ruby heart ring. As time went on, the gifts didn't really matter anymore. The luster of the "Valentine's Hype" was gone.

About a year ago, when Chris and I were out eating on Valentine's Day, I saw a girl, whom I'm pretty sure was single, looking at us with complete envy. She was sitting in the same shoes I sat in many years before. I wanted to go and tell her, things aren't all they're cracked up to be. Yeah, we look all nice and happy on the outside, and so in love-- but it's not always that way. We've been through a lot-- his addiction with chatrooms, my addiction to shopping-- my illness, his anti-social personality. We both have demons, and they've reared their ugly heads on more than one occasion.

Being in a relationship is probably the hardest thing you'll ever do. Granted, it's worth everything I've been through, to have Chris, and be where we are today, it's just been a long, bumpy road to get there. It's not always roses and chocolates. That's just one day.

So, if you find yourself alone today, it's REALLY not as bad as you might think. Enjoy the day with those you love- your friends, family, co-workers, or animals. It's all about showing the love, not just to a boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife. Besides, we should be celebrating love EVERYDAY :0)


PS: See Below Post For Rant (It hasn't been up long, so I know most of you probably haven't seen it yet)