Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, either you buy into it or you don't. I am a romantic so I have always loved the cupids flying around with those harmless bow and arrows. Until, ouch, get hut a few times unexpectedly and you see how tough the loving thing can be. 
My Father owned a Drug store so he always got the most amazing selection of heart shaped boxes of chocolates and lacey greetings cards. He would pick the prettiest ones for his Mother and his Wife. I remember being a young girl and seeing those pretty velvety hearts in shades of pinks and reds. I wanted someone special someday to buy me a heart. 
As I have grown I realize I do not need the fuzzy box of chocolate to feel special one day a year. The push for men to express their love with material gifts is a bit too much. I speak for myself but I want a gift out of love not guilt from commercials.  I feel lucky to have a love to call my own every day of the year but I feel especially sad for those who have loved and lost on this day for lovers. My heart aches for them. Whether they are going through a difficult break up, separation, divorce or have lost their mates to illness. 

My sweet husband made me this heart from a newspaper bag "just because".
Not the hearts my little girl mind dreamed of
but it was romantic just the same.

Happy Valentine’s Day 
Innocent love
Holding hands in the movies
Staring at the stars
Long goodbyes in the car
Study dates in the library
Remember these days

We knew we were forever
Late movies that never ended
1am drives home on Goldenrod 
cooing pigeons singing us love songs over the window ledge

Sundays in bed
Wondering what to do with the day
Late lunch and tv
Napping and loving
Was is that easy to be in love

Fulfilling our dream of family
Love wrapped in a lil baby blanket
Your lips and my eyes
We made amazing things together twice.

Days go by so quickly
Kids growing before our eyes
One is as tall as us now
How did it happen?
A kiss in the morn and a kiss at night

Aging love
Forever love
Wisened love
Sitting next to each other
Holding hands
We will remember all of these days
Together.
LB 2-14-2011