Why I Like Valentine's Day

Yes, Valentine's Day is a "Hallmark-made Holiday" and can make those who don't have a significant other often feel depressed or bad (not that I'm generalizing here).

I, myself, am not a big person on Valentine's Day but there are a few reasons to why I like it.

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I like it because I get to surprise my boyfriend with a gift I carefully picked out:

He gets to anticipate what I'm getting him, and I get to do all the searching for the "right" gift. The gift I picked out for him had to come all the way from Minneapolis because I couldn't find the thing I wanted to get him here. I guess I like all the preparation it takes to getting him the gift because it's something for HIM.

The card:

The card shopping...as much as I am supporting "Hallmark-made Holiday"...so what? I like trying to find the card with the right words for the guy I care about so much. This time it took me awhile because Valentine's Day is all about love, and well my guy and I haven't reached that stage yet...and well some of the options for your "special someone" are either cheesy, girly, or just down right blah!

I oddly found the card I wanted for him in the "Love" section but it took forever to search for one that actually didn't say love. Needless to say I am excited to give him this card as cheesy as that sounds.

Spending "alone" time with him:

We in our busy weeks don't get to spend a lot of "alone" time with each other. We sure see a lot of each other but during the times we could be alone we usually spend it with other people which for the most part I'm OK with but sometimes I get selfish and just want to spend time with him.

I am thoroughly excited for Monday in the fact that it will just be us. It will just be nice to have no distractions which were mainly other friends, and to just be in the moment.

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As much as I would love to say I'm the girl that doesn't really care about Valentine's Day, I do, because I like it because I get to show him how much he means to me even if that includes a gift and a card. So what if I am supporting this holiday? I like this holiday because I am a sap and I doing things for him.