Happy Day of Love!
It's Valentine's day tomorrow; a day to celebrate love. I'm swelling up with good thoughts and memories this night and have never anticipated a day so much my whole life. In fact I have always been skeptical about this whole V-day idea. Cliched, boring, mushy, sloppy, all that, you know? Not my thanggg, or so I thought. Why is this day being increasingly looked down upon by many? Because love is boring? Because hearts and flowers and red pillows are too much or too ostentatious? (That's what made me detest it!). Because Archies gets over crowded and the people in there seem like idiots to us? It could be one or more or none of the above. We all have reasons. Maybe even a relationship that ended memorably fucked up. But should we stop celebrating love?
After finishing college I remember having told my parents how I was so sick of relationships and that having a man in my life was not on my list for a while (another 10 years,to be precise). I scorned and looked down on couples holding hands or exchanging affectionate pecks on cheeks. Pursing lips in theatres at deep-in-love couples was my favorite. I don't know what omen (good one, definitely a fine one) brought me Nithin a few months later but things went north since then. Now, we haven't really celebrated any Valentine's days or anniversaries but we certainly celebrate love. Every time he offers to help me out in the kitchen, ye though he hates cooking, we celebrate it. When he wakes me up with gentle kisses and not so melodious songs in the morning, when he screams out songs in the car, when he let's me have my space and time to write, we celebrate love. It's best when uninvited and least expected. To stop remembering love is to stop living. For everything we do during our life in this world is done out of some seed of hope or love, that's for sure. I'm not talking exclusively of the romantic love here. I'm talking all kinds of love. The dog love, the dad love, the mommy love, the girlfraands love. Auh kinda luvee.
Its almost midnight and I should be cuddling up with my husband right now but I wanted to write to you all tonight. Since its V-day and all tomorrow I thought I'd just stop by to say I love you all! For travelling with me all these years and encouraging me through your likes and shares and your precious time. And don't forget to celebrate love. It could be a coffee date/party with your girlfriends, a lunch date with your mom or a romantic candle light dinner with your partner. For those who wish to spend some alone time, great! Grab a book or some pizza and cozy up with your kitten. Just celebrate this good feeling and make it a memorable one. There is magic in love ya'll. Just believe!
Here's a toast to V-day!
Also, linking one of my favorite songs from Melanie Safka
Long Long Time - Melanie Safka
After finishing college I remember having told my parents how I was so sick of relationships and that having a man in my life was not on my list for a while (another 10 years,to be precise). I scorned and looked down on couples holding hands or exchanging affectionate pecks on cheeks. Pursing lips in theatres at deep-in-love couples was my favorite. I don't know what omen (good one, definitely a fine one) brought me Nithin a few months later but things went north since then. Now, we haven't really celebrated any Valentine's days or anniversaries but we certainly celebrate love. Every time he offers to help me out in the kitchen, ye though he hates cooking, we celebrate it. When he wakes me up with gentle kisses and not so melodious songs in the morning, when he screams out songs in the car, when he let's me have my space and time to write, we celebrate love. It's best when uninvited and least expected. To stop remembering love is to stop living. For everything we do during our life in this world is done out of some seed of hope or love, that's for sure. I'm not talking exclusively of the romantic love here. I'm talking all kinds of love. The dog love, the dad love, the mommy love, the girlfraands love. Auh kinda luvee.
Its almost midnight and I should be cuddling up with my husband right now but I wanted to write to you all tonight. Since its V-day and all tomorrow I thought I'd just stop by to say I love you all! For travelling with me all these years and encouraging me through your likes and shares and your precious time. And don't forget to celebrate love. It could be a coffee date/party with your girlfriends, a lunch date with your mom or a romantic candle light dinner with your partner. For those who wish to spend some alone time, great! Grab a book or some pizza and cozy up with your kitten. Just celebrate this good feeling and make it a memorable one. There is magic in love ya'll. Just believe!
Here's a toast to V-day!
Also, linking one of my favorite songs from Melanie Safka
Long Long Time - Melanie Safka
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