For you....

How can you not love this day?? On the eve tired husbands are rummaging through bruised bouquets of flowers for their wives, little kids exchange spiderman and Barbie valentines, high school kids wear red and pink and carry bouquets and balloons for significant others and friends, airplanes spell out love in the air... Oh yes, my Valentine's day. I have a Valentine too. His name is Cole, he has red hair and he's really funny. I asked him to be my Valentine and he said yes, then he asked me to tie his shoe.

I got so many Valentines and candies from the kids in the classes I work in! My favorites:

"Miss Lady
To: Jerry [poor cursive so funny!]
From: Yareli
Happy Valentimes Miss Jenny
Miss Jenny you are so cool and amazing cool and prity like a prinsses
Have fun Happy Valentimes"

"To: Miss Jenny
From: Helen
Dear Miss Jenny, You are the best teacher I ever had. I know you get me in trouble, but you are still the best teacher."

So great!!! I love her choice of words... "you get me in trouble"

This is my favorite holiday because unlike Christmas when you're so stressed going through tiring traditions and getting people stuff that they expect, on Valentine's day you get to do things for people that they don't expect. For me, it's a day to tell people I care about that I love them and why they are important to me. It's not about waiting to see what I get, it's a day to remember my friends and family and be thankful. I try to send as many Valentines out as possible. I wanted to send 30, but settled for 13 (I tend to take a long time making and writing them). A day to remember and celebrate love. Particularly the greatest love our hearts will ever know from Love himself. Speaking of which, I have a date.

I hope everyone had happy Valentimes!!!