Valentines Day –  the holiday that people love to scorn.  The Hallmark holiday.

Let’s see here… one moment while I ask Wikipedia… Valentines Day has been celebrated since469.

Sooo, yeah,  I’m thinking I don’t even need to check when Hallmark opened it’s doors.  Even my bad math can see that Valentines day has been around a bit longer. Although to be fair (also according to Wikipedia) Valentines Day has only been associated with romantic love since the 1400’s and apparently it was all Chaucer’s doing. So if you dislike the whole holiday, at least lay the blame where it belongs and give Hallmark a break.

I have heard the argument that people don’t like to feel like they are being forced to show their love on a specific day. That Hallmark has turned it into an obligation, blah, blah, blah.

Here is what I have to say about that.

Baloney.

Once, many, many moons ago, John and I used to go out to dinner often and flowers were not saved for special occasions.  Then we had Ivy, Dave Ramsey wormed his way into our life and Clara came along. Now a dinner without spilled drinks, food on the floor and interruptions in adult conversation is rare,  flowers are off the budget (damn you Dave!) and a high end restaurant means a visit to Noodles and Co. If possible John and I love each other even more while showing it in the dinner/date/flower/movie/gift ways even less. So life goes. But on day where most restaurants have specials, (read easier to fit into Dave Ramsey style budget) wonderful friends are willing to babysit and flowers finally make the budge cut, I don’t waste time rolling my eyes about Hallmark.  I grab my husband and hit the ground running!

So what about you?