Eureka!

Eureka! I have found it, and by "it" I mean the secret to a perfect Valentine's Day weekend. Here's the trick...forget it's Valentine's Day. I ignored the "holiday" and had an exceptionally nice Saturday instead. This is my recipe for a perfect V-day...

Step one is breakfast. The most important meal of the day, sadly, is usually under appreciated due to busy schedules and those pesky morning classes. A Saturday at home with no particular plans is the perfect opportunity to both sleep late and have fresh scrambled eggs with ham, peppers, onions, potatoes, and cheese. There were also thumbprint cookies. Let's face it, that is a real Happy Meal.

Step two: pamper yourself. Do something just for you. Personally, I went the new haircut route. I love getting a good haircut. It does wonders for my sense of self; it's like some of my burdens go away with the excess hair.

Step three is shopping. I know you were wondering when this would appear. My mom and I went and looked around at Dillard's and Sears for a while. After that we met my grandmother at Cavender's. New shoes are great, that's a given, but new boots are even better. Also, there's not much that compares to finding a perfect pair of blue jeans.

Step four involves and evening with family and/or friends. We had a birthday party for Maw Maw, Paw Paw and Lottie. There was steak, potatoes, mushrooms and cherry pie...perfect. After my grandparents went home, my parents, aunt, uncle and cousins watched Tombstone and toasted in front of the fire. All in all it was a lovely evening.

So, you see, I managed to get through the entire Valentine's Day weekend without any trauma or drama. All I had to do was go on with life as usual. I felt just as loved as the day before and the day after, and I was perfectly happy without it. Moral of the story: Valentine's Day is stupid. It does nothing more than cause grief (for both the attached and singles) and make money for Hallmark and Hershey. If we need a special holiday to show love to our family, friends, or lovers then there is something seriously wrong with this society. That was my rant, sorry if you are offended. Actually, I'm not really, so try not to be too upset.