While you might think, that as a single gal, I might be ready to rail against the "day of love" and all the happily matched couples I see day to day. You may have thought that I'd be all "Valentine's Day is the bane of my existence as the last single girl in my circle of friends."
But, my dear friends, I am not.
I simply sit here, after a long day of sitting at Panera training for the Apple store, sipping wine and watching TV with my mother. Today was long mostly because I am still recovering from being so-sick-I-thought-I-was-dying and the wine is good because it was a long day and my mom and I are able to drink it because my father is absent (no wine with dad in the house, story to come later...maybe).
And I don't hate Valentine's Day today, for so many reasons.
One being that, well, I almost forgot it was today -- until my (guy) friend came into work and jokingly told me another guy was going to be his Valentine.
Two being that I'm just not a huge fan of the day on the flip-side, when I'm in a relationship. I just remember that V-Day was just a lot of pressure. Pressure to have the "perfect date" and get the sweetest gift. It robbed it of fun, which is the core of romance for me. It was nice, but lacked the spontaneity that I also find necessary to romance, to enjoying the love and care you have for the lover you're sharing it with.
It was just another day, but with a bunch of stress attached for no real reason.
So I suppose you could say that I'm just indifferent to the whole "holiday."
And one day, when I am once again attached to a guy, we will agree to just have fun on February fourteenth. We will exchange gifts that will not exceed the agreed limit of five dollars, order pizza and watch Die Hard. Because if it's a day all about love, it should be spent with someone you love with things you love. No pressure.
Besides, my birthday is nine days after Valentine's Day and is much more important. Save your money.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
On Valentine's Day
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9 comments:
Glad you're feeling better!
And hope you have a lovely Valentine's :)
Nate and Phil? Did I guess it? What do I win?
I like all these alternative views of V-day. Personally, I ignore all holidays.
Here's another one.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-hassler/sending-a-love-note-to-yo_b_86752.html
i was pretty indifferent to it too. i mean, i've been single for an extremely long time.. i see no point in making myself upset over it.
I just think valentines day should be obliterated from the face of the earth. i don't like it from a single or taken perspective, and it's just over-commercialised. That being said, I had a nice one for once.
Yeah, ya know, you thik i'd hate it a lot more considering my recent break up. MAYBE, i don't hate it cause I ended up drinking and eating most of the day and damn....that always makes me happy. lol.
Came across your blog through BlogMad.net and wanted to say that I sympathize with the training for corporate retail. I just went through that 2 months ago to become the best Starbucks barista ever. Good luck at the Apple store!
Oh I did Starbucks, and I'm sure you're good and all...but I rocked that barista job like no other. ;)
Apple is better, I'm really excited about it. Training has been awesome.
eh too much pressure indeed.
We need more women like yourself in Miami.
; )
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