Ahhhhh I love Valentine’s Day!!! It is, I think my favorite Hallmark holiday ever! I never understood why people didn’t like it. I didn’t have my first Valentine until I was 18 but even before that I was my own Valentine. I would always write myself love letters the night before to wake up to it in the morning acting surprised and loving the cute poem or phrases I would write and think of to myself. Once I had money (age 8) from working (money from gardening and shoveling snow) I would even go as far to buy myself a cute teddy bear or chocolates and leave it my dresser to eat them when I got home from school smiling away knowing that even though I didn’t technically have a Valentine I would always have myself and my own love to give.
Although side thought, this led to people calling me narcissistic, conceited, and full of myself because I was and am truly obsessed with myself. I was always content just with my own things so I was always confused why someone else would be mad at me for just loving myself and not caring whether someone else felt the same way. I always think it is a great perk to have Dan and the boys but at the end of the day I still write my own love letter to myself and also encourage the boys to write themselves love letters on Valentine’s Day. Something so simple like what do you love most about yourself or what makes you feel special or happy about yourself makes them see that what matters most is their own opinions about themselves. I have never felt that someone else should have that “power” to control what makes us happy. It is pretty selfish to put ourselves first but if we don’t do it then who will. Balance is key and I hope when they find someone to be their equal they will see that loving the other person is as easy as loving themselves and vice versa. I do also encourage the boys to write Valentine’s to each other and remind them that their sibling bond is the strongest and as long as they have each other that is what matters.
Anyway, it is my very favorite and I like to go all out now that I have my boys. Dan has always spoiled me and the same, I love leaving little notes everywhere for him to find and of course chocolates but for my sons I especially like to go all out. Pink and red everywhere, heart shape waffles, heart shape sandwiches, heart shape everything! I love even more Logan’s birthday is February 18 super close to Valentine’s Day so I spoil him the most. He absolutely loves Valentine’s Day and loves wearing hearts and red for the month. I am always surprised how much he loves holidays as much as me and if there is a theme to something we make sure to dress up. This is especially nice since Dan and Dylan aren’t as intense about holidays like me so I don’t feel alone in celebrating with Logan.
Here are some of the things that are getting me excited for Valentine’s Day
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