As a child, it was all about the candy...the more the better. And I tried to make that candy last until Easter.
As a teenager, I wanted Valentines day to be about someone showing love for me. I wanted to be the girl carrying around balloons or roses in school, to show off how much people loved me.
Then I meet Craig....
He showed me love like I did not know it could be...selfless, unconditional. Valentines day became about showing each other ways that we love one another.
At our wedding, we talked about the band, the circle that we wear to show we are one. Never ending, never beginning. It just is and always will be. We are one now.
Now, we try to show each other that love all year round, so in a way, everyday is Valentines day. It isn't about the candy that would just get added to my thighs, or the roses that eventually die, it is about sharing my life with the man of my dreams, everyday, in everyway, for eternity.
So now Craig and I don't spend money on Valentines day for eachother. We don't need a day to show our love. We show it every day. We spend our money on the kids, so it has become again, a kid holiday in our house. All about the candy and how long Jackson can make it last (maybe to Easter).
3 comments:
That's so sweet, but you are right we don't need a special day to show our love!:) Thanks for sharing this blog!!
Great post, Corey. Valentine's day has come full circle for me too!! I'd much rather get little gifts for the kids than to have over-priced roses given to me!!! Daniel and I were laughing at the grocery store tonight at all the men who were rushing in to buy balloons and flowers-it was kind of comical!
What a sweet post Corey! I loved seeing the Valentine's Day circle:)
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