Valentine's Day has some significance for almost everyone. I know I have experienced practically every variation of this day of Cupid throughout my life. I can still remember running home from elementary school with my arms overflowing with those precious little cards with illustrations like squirrels saying, “I'm pining for you!,” signed by each kid in my class. And, of course, the little candy hearts with the text... 'Be Mine'.
My dad always tried to step up on
Valentine's Day. One year, I was about thirteen, he gave me a red
rose and a postcard with an image of The Beatles that read;
'Scooterhead, Happy V Day from the Fab Four! Love, Big D.' Oh,
Daaaad... As an adult, there have been traditional romantic
dinners and getaways with loved ones, the anti-Valentine's Days with
friends, vodka and Absolutely
Fabulous marathons, and just as significant, a year (maybe
more than one) single and snuggled up tightly with my dog, Besito,
watching An Affair
to Remember (ok, The
Notebook), with a bottle of Bordeaux and a box of chocolates
(a pupcake for Besito). Sobbing. (Well, it is THE most romantic movie
EVER.)