All We Need Is Love

I know, this is late. My weekend rushed past me like the swirling snowflakes it rode in on, leaving me feeling cheated of the lazy S-days I so cherish. But the sun is shining and I am surprisingly eager to start my week off chipper. After all, a whole day dedicated to giving and receiving love can't leave a person feeling too down and out, can it?

My thoughtful husband was sure to purchase my two dozen roses early this year (one from him, one from Tobi), in anticipation of our Friday snow storm preventing his trek to the flower shop. I was pleasantly surprised Thursday to get a personal delivery at work! (Ok, so I work from home - allow me to indulge by replacing the ooh's and ahh's of my would-be co-workers by sharing here. Thank you. )

Our Valentine's Day celebration has always been simple - stay at home, grill steaks and lobster or shrimp, eat by candlelight and drink a fabulous bottle of wine (or two). Last year, we added on to our tradition the viewing of the video we showed at our wedding reception in 2004.

The V Day ritual (including ours) is to many people pretty cheesy and overrated. But the way I see it, while we shouldn't need a reason to remind those we love of that very fact, we often do. So I hope you took the time on Valentine's Day to say "I love you" to a partner, a friend, a grandma, a pet...and hopefully, the aura of the holiday of hearts will extend past February 14 and make a permanent residence within us.

What can I say? I'm a romantic at heart.