Valetine's day... Why celebrate but once a year?

There are many, many topics these days that I wish to wade into, but today I am going to take a moment to discuss something more personal.

Donna and I decided this year to forgo doing anything for Valentine's day.  We have a trip to Cuba coming up and with the unexpected expense of replacing a furnace and A/C this summer, it wasn't fiscally responsible to spend more on some big event to celebrate something that we celebrate everyday.

We spoke of it again last night when she asked if I had gotten her anything.  She was confirming that I had stuck to the agreement and was not going to ambush her :) 

I told her I had stuck to the agreement and stated that I felt we already celebrated our Love on a daily Basis.
Everyday we supported each other through life's challenges. 
Everyday one or the other will say something to make the other smile. 
Everyday we will take a moment to hold each other and affirm our Love. 
Everyday we enjoy the present and look forward to the future (together). 
Everyday we Love each other.
(Apparently she agreed with me :) )

On the way into work this morning I listened to the radio and they mentioned a survey that stated that no matter what the girl said (unless it was "yes do something"). it was a lie.  That no man would survive the day if he took a woman at her word and did nothing.  That seems like a sad statement on Love.  This is one of those generalization about women that the media is so good at promoting... that a woman speaks her mind but you must read between the lines to truly understand what she means. 

Well I am glad to say that I have already spoken to Donna today and she did mean what she said.  And I am not in the dog house.  I am not saying that it is wrong to celebrate Valentine's day or that I won't in the future plan nights of extravagance and romance.  But just to remember that one day a year is an awfully small percentage of time out of a year to celebrate what is suppose to be the most important part in your life.  We spend more time bitching about the weather then we do celebrating Love, Devotion and Friendship.

So here's to you my Love!  Thank you for everything you do on a daily basis!  Thank you for being my friend, my confidante, my partner.  Thank you for your support and your Love!  I love you Baby!

(oh and one last thing, Valentine's day is a celebration of Love, not of men worshipping women.  So to all you women out there, it's okay to do something special for your man as well.  You know how to make reservations right?)