With Love.

I had a post prepared for this February 14th, which delved into how every Valentine’s day was a terror and about how I was forever doomed because I let the one person I was in love with slip away from me. I was going to record a parody of my favorite love song, Emily Kane by Art Brut for said could-have-been-soul-mate, but we all know that it’s for the best that I didn’t do that… (wouldn’t want to have to pay for everyone’s broken speakers).

Instead, I decided to look at Valentine’s day for what it’s supposed to be. It’s not supposed to be a day of torture for everyone who’s not in a relationship, nor is it supposed to be a day for pining for a past flame or wishing evil thoughts on all those lucky people who do get to celebrate Valentine’s day as a couple.

Valentine’s Day is about love. It’s about loving those around you, whether they be a “significant other” or not.

It’s a day for celebrating those people that you love.

This Valentine’s day, I would like to say thank you to my favorite couple- My mom and dad. Thank you so much for always being there for me, even when I’m an hour away and at school. Thank you for taking such good care of Eric and me, for listening to our complaints and rolling with our requests (such as making vegetarian meals along with a course of meat, or driving me to school every day even though the bus stop was only two minutes away).

I would also like to say Happy Valentine’s day to Christine and Eric, who I couldn’t go a day without. Also, a very Happy Valentine’s day to all of my friends at Once Upon a Time, at Mary Washington, to Erin, the best roommate ever, and to Christian, who kept me sane in high school and who I wish I could see more of.

Someday, I hope to have a Valentine’s day that I can spend with “someone special”, but I’m in no hurry. I think from now on, Valentine’s day won’t be that day I had mono, or the day I broke up with my boyfriend, or the day I sat alone in the corner while everyone else had a grand old time. Focusing on the past, especially the bad, is not what life is about, and I feel that, especially on Valentine’s day, we should embrace those who are close to us.



Just to keep this post from getting too serious, I’m also including this video. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! (although that would require you to watch it a thousand times and memorize the dance moves)