happy valentine's day: continued

I have to add a little something to my V-day blogging. This is both the most hilarious and most offensive valentine I have ever received, and it is from my loving brother-in-law. If you knew our relationship, it might be more amusing. But even if you don't, it's funny that they actually make these!

happy valentine's day

Is Valentine's Day ever on a Sunday? I don't remember it ever happening. I think I like it. It was nice going to church on the "holiday of love". Everyone was wearing pink and red. My celebration has so far consisted of: going to see Valentine's Day last night (it was actually really funny; a tad cheesy, but that can be expected) and eating Russell Stover chocolates out of the heart-shaped box my mom gave me. Yes, my parents still give me valentines.

I started wondering today about Valentine's Day...you know, what it really means. All holidays have a basis, and I don't know what V-day's is, so of course I went to Wikipedia. The modern day "definition" of Valentine's Day is one we are all familiar with: "a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery (haha, how often do you hear that word?), and sending greeting cards". But where did it all start? With the annual honoring of two Christian martyrs, both bearing the name Valentine, on the date of February 14th. There were no romantic links to the holiday until the 14th century, possibly instigated by the poet Geoffrey Chaucer. I don't know where I'm going with this, I just thought it was interesting that it was originally a Christian holiday. Up until today, I really thought it might have been invented by a candy or card company.

Aside from V-day: I keep meaning to write more often, but I lack self-discipline. I just have to face it: I'm finding out that I am not much of a creative writer. Ideas for what to write about do not spill out and overflow for me. Maybe I like to write when given a topic and not when having to come up with one on my own. Or maybe I do actually have things worth sharing, and I judge them as not worth sharing. Thus, the dryness of this blog. Does anyone else have this "blog struggle"? I do apologize and hope to be a more active writer!