love love love (love).

Valentine's Day.

Those 2 words seems to stir up so much emotion in the hearts of so many people. Those without a sweetheart often are bitter and spend long hours lamenting how much they hate Valetine's Day and all it stands for as they schlep through the day knowing they're going home tonight to their 80 year old cat Fred, a bottle of Jim Beam and a microwave dinner {No, this is not a description of me. . .I hate cats. .. and I don't have a microwave:)}. Other people carry on about how it's so contrived and they want to have special days all year round not just the one day their honey is forced to make them dinner and spend a fortune on roses. Still others, though, take the time to enjoy this wonderful day regardless of the naysayers.

I've gotten caught up in all that at some point or another in my short life, but the reality is, I love Valentine's Day. What could be better than a day to celebrate love, whether you're "in it" or not?

Because really, I don't think you need to be in love to love Valentine's Day. I'm not in love this year on this particular day, but it hasn't dampened my spirits at all. There's a glorious Valentine's wreath on my door, I baked heart shaped cupcakes for my coworkers and friends, I'm headed to a decadent dinner tonight (I heard chocolate torte was on the menu!) and the reality is, just because I'm not "in it" doesn't mean I don't love love! I think it's beautiful and special and if we have a day to celebrate some holiday for a saint who no one even knows the story of and somehow involves leprechauns and lots of green, why shouldn't we have a day to celebrate love dang it!

So I say, Happy V-Day to all the lovers, whoever you love today, I tip my chocolate covered strawberry to you. I hope it was a love-ly day!

PS: If you're the first to figure out how many times I use the word "love" in this post, I promise to make you a sweet, post V-D treat!