More than today

I have never been a fan of valentines day. I was not very good at making or creating or decorating valentines boxes, my elementary school years are a testament to that and probably my kid's too! And my cookie decorating skills, well they lack as well. And writing all those valentines, to me as a kid, were a pain in the butt, especially when you have 28 or 30+ kids in your class. I'm still not a fan and I honestly can't explain why other than it has always been highly over-rated.

I honestly feel like you should tell the people you love and who mean a lot to you that you love them every single day and/or every chance you get and this ranges from saying it to showing it, it's all the same difference and one day should not make a difference or be the only reason why.

I don't have a favorite valentines day memory and as an adult you want to know my favorite part of Valentines day?? February 15, when the the candy is half priced!!! I mean that, honestly.

My dad always brought my mom candy or flowers for no reason all year long for as long as he was able and as far back as I can remember. My mom was not a big candy or chocolate fan and I honestly think he did it for his sweet tooth more than anything but mom loved it anyway. But every time he went to town he would bring home candy for mom, sometimes he'd have flowers for her too, but always a bag or box of candy. Mom always had flowers in the garden or on the rose bushes during the summer, so she never lacked for flowers. I love the story of Valentines day the one year my dad bought my mom the usual beautiful heart-shaped box with yellow artificial flowers on it and filled with candy, or so he thought, until my mom opened the box and it was empty, just weighted down. It was the window display box (so it wouldn't melt) and my dad was not happy. My mom laughed and I remember her laughing and teasing my dad every time he got her candy in a box after that! My dad eventually saw the humor in the mix up but he was not happy when it originally happened. That was the difference in my parents, my mom always found humor, my dad was more serious. That memory makes me smile and is a reminder of how much my parents loved each other.

I still have the cards my kids made and brought home from school for valentines days over their school years. They are treasured, and they always will be. For a while my valentines days consisted of getting flowers which I would eventually have to go pay for....not a good thing to do guys-just a piece of advice here. I would honestly rather get flowers the 14th of July or the 21 of December, for absolutely no reason, other than someone who loves or cares about you is thinking about you. No rhyme or reason.

So regardless if you are sending a dozen roses, a text/email, card or a care package filled with a favorite candy just do it and don't just do it on Feb. 14, but any single day of the year is a great time to do these things. I see and hear of more people unhappy and hurt this day than any other day of the year.  Tell the same people you are telling and showing how much you love them today the same today and the other 364 days of the year.