Am I the only one that’s actually okay skipping Vday? Not altogether, but I’m just not excited about it this year. Or many years. I don’t like big crowds overall, and celebrating love just because it’s a holiday feels lame. Competing for space at a restaurant or somewhere else to celebrate on the day…so close to the craziness of Christmas….no thanks.
I already got a few gifts for my husband, so that’s not the issue. I don’t mind the gifting part. But since our Anniversary cruise last October/early Nov, we’ve barely spent time together. Hubby works 10 hour days, with a 45 minute drive to/from work. A few nights a week we mange dinner together, but the rest of the time it’s running, getting ready for work and not much time for communication or time together. Sundays are church in the morning, running around noon, eating, and back to church at 6 p.m.
We have Saturdays together, but it’s the only day I have help getting things done (oil changes, home maintenance, etc). I do much of the home maintenance myself to free up my love’s time, but I can’t accomplish all of it myself. Having just one day of time together doesn’t seem to be enough, which is why our trips are so important, so I’ll have to hold on until Spring Break with our college kiddo home.
My husband is always very sweet to me for Valentine’s Day (actually, he usually goes overboard) but this year, I am just content hanging out together and NOT having to dress up and fight crowds.
This will be our 13th Valentine’s Day together as a couple. Our first and second Valentine’s Day celebrations were long distance, so I definitely don’t want to take it for granted, and I am grateful we are finally past the 10 year mark (it was so difficult starting over in our 40’s and wishing we had done it right the first time so we could be celebrating even higher order years).
Happy Love Day!