Show a Little Love All Year

Oh, the beloved Valentine's Day! A day where those lucky in love really dig deep to show their love and appreciation, and those who are just trying to get lucky?....Well, they do the same, but probably take it up a notch. This whole holiday really makes me laugh. All the propaganda, hearts, chocolates, flowers, advertising. Pure Craziness~ but as Icona Pop would sing "I Don't Care, I Love it!" For me, I just think that people should show their love and appreciation for those important to them year round. Not just when a holiday rolls around and subliminally Screams at them to.

I awoke this morning to 4 surprises:

1) My son hysterically screaming that he doesn't want peaches oatmeal, he wants cereal! Good Morning Mommy!

I got Festive with G-Man's Snack for School today :)

2) My Hubsters thoughtful and multifunctional gift of a dozen red roses, heart wrenching card(As usual) box of Dove Milk Chocolate Truffles (My Favorite) and a huge Teddy Dog (For the kids and I - multifunctional)

3) The most unbelievably painful gas Pains!! I am talking send you to the hospital kinda pains. (Don't laugh. It has happened to me before) I mean hunch over in fetal position "I've fallen and I can't get up" kinda pain! ( I can only narrow it down to the raisinets I had at the movies last night, or the chili I ate the night prior.)
4) An incredibly heart felt (Dead On, In my opinion) Fathers letter to his daughter that I received via email from my mom. Why this is a surprise? My "Biological Father" has, Is not, & will never be a part of my life. So, it was a little ironic to receive that email from my mom.

http://www.today.com/moms/dads-letter-daughter-forget-makeup-your-beauty-inside-2D12111554

With all the surprises (Gas Pain included), and the overly monopolized marketing,  I still Love this holiday. I love getting the flowers and card etc.....my ultimate favorite is the Dove Milk Chocolate Truffles!( I already bought 2 boxes and depleted them prior to receiving the one today from my hubster) Most importantly I love Giving. I love doing little things to surprise my Hubster and the kids. Even though I feel that it is crazy to devout a Holiday to people showing there Love for one another because you should do this all year long! Even though after today most people carry on as though this "Special" Day has no other significance. Even though as Forrest Gump would say, "Life is Like a Box of Chocolates" and "you never know what you are going to get" but if you are like me - are really rooting for the Truffle or the coconut one.

And so while I leave to go buy some Gas-X, I leave you with a little history to give your brain some Love.

http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day/interactives/valentines-day-by-the-numbers

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!