Celebrate love today!

It’s Valentine’s Day! I’m so excited. No amount of grumpy Army dudes could ruin my day! 

Today has become a money-booster for florists, Hallmark, Taiwanese animal-stuffing workers, Hershey and let’s not forget, jewelers! 

It has also become a sort of Single Awareness Day for those of us who are unattached. But, let’s shift the paradigm!

I decided to do a little research to really figure out what Valentine’s Day is all about! My friend, Google, had this to say: 

“While some believe that Valentine's Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial, others claim that the Christian church may have decided to place St. Valentine's feast day in the middle of February in an effort to "Christianize" the pagan celebration of Lupercalia. Celebrated on February 15, Lupercalia was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.”

Yawn, yawn, death or burial, yawn, yawn, pagan celebration, yawnety, yawn, yawn, fertility festival--which makes sense, seeing as how Logan was a Valentine’s baby.

Anyhow, back on track. That didn’t really get me any closer to shifting the paradigm. So, let’s stick to the whole L-O-V-E theme! *singing* All you need is love, LOVE!!! Love is all you need! *singing*

Let’s spread some love. Send your favorite galentine some flowers, even if she is attached. Show her some love!

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched- they must be felt with the heart." 

- Helen Keller

Or maybe you have a palentine that could use a call. Pick up the phone. Give the gift of your time! I tried it today. It works. My palentine actually mentioned how happy he was to get a call!

WARNO: Excuse the horrible freeze face below. Video editor...I am not! ha ha ha

Makes sense, right? It doesn’t matter how you celebrate your love. You could be like Logan and just excited to share your Lightning McQueen valentines (that you’re mom had to talk you into sharing, because they’re so cool that you really wanted to keep them all for yourself). Or you might be the couple with the sappy, butterflies-in-the-stomach, cutesy love.

Remember, no matter what your love looks like...

...celebrate it today! 


Oh no! Here comes more! *singing* Ceeeeeeellll-e-brate good times, c’mon! Duh-duh-duh---duh---duh---duh---duh-duh, yahoo!!!” *singing*

Ooh, look at that! Caught cha smiling! Are you still laughing at my ridiculous freeze face...because I am! Whatever you're smiling at, keep it up!