Posts Tagged "Valentine’s day"
Round and round we go again
My dreams of blueberry muffins this weekend came true. I took a couple of pictures but they don’t do the muffins any justice and since I didn’t cook dinner this weekend I’ll just do a write up on them a little later. Beside, I still haven’t uploaded my pictures to the computer.
I really could use another day of the weekend, especially after waking up early this morning with an unruly stomach. Obviously there was only one way to fix that. Ugh. I’m still a little iffy but wouldn’t you know I still came in to work today? I know, huh? I’m such a rule follower. I know the bf probably would have made me stay home had he been here and that would have been nice. Maybe he would have even given me a back massage because now my back is all tweaking out on me. But hopefully I’ll be able to last most of the day. I skipped breakfast since the thought of being in the kitchen grossed me out [even dry toast!] so I’m currently sipping on my tea at work since that was the only thing that didn’t gross me out. Well, besides the idea of having oatmeal and a banana which I ended up putting together for my lunch, should that still sound appetizing.
Anywho, enough about my early morning gastronomical challenges. Let’s move on to more pleasant topics. Like the weekend. It was actually quite enjoyable. I made my blueberry muffins [more on that later] and finally got my hair done. Oh the joy of being able to scratch my head after nearly three weeks of rubbing it before getting my hair relaxed [that needed to be done in like, THE worst way possible. Seriously, it was all fuzzy and sad. But now my hair is looking fabulous and just in time for my next haircut next month. I can’t believe how long my hair has gotten since I got it trimmed back in December. Seriously, I walked by a window and caught my reflection and I was SHOCKED.
I met up with some Kayli, Korede, Tikia and Denita for a little Girl’s Night Out that night. We ended up waiting for over an hour for a table at the Olive Garden but thankfully it didn’t seem that long, what with our random conversations and then the free appetizers the restaurant was handing out to all of us who strangely decided to head out on one of the busiest days in the restaurant business. But it was totally worth the confusion and waiting because we had a blast. The plan was to have dinner and then go bowling but that was cut from the evening since we found out there would be an hour wait to bowl. Seriously! On Valentine’s Day. Who knew?!
Since I had a date scheduled with the bf, I would have had to bail on bowling anyway if they had decided to wait. I will endlessly be grateful that we finally got on board with the Skype video chats. I love being able to see the bf while we’re talking but I’m looking forward to when we won’t need Skype at all. I did get a lot wistful this weekend that I won’t go into here.
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With Valentine’s Day literally just around the corner [seriously, its tomorrow] I’m looking forward to one thing: the moment people STOP complaining about Valentine’s Day.
Every year, like clockwork [or shall I say, like Cubs’ fans] people start griping about Valentine’s Day and how the greeting cards created it to sell the idea of showing our affection by buying things [but isn’t that the American way?] and forcing us to show our love for each other on one day when we should be doing it everyday.
Well, that’s nice and all but sometimes people don’t even do that! And never mind the fact that Corporate America didn’t create the holiday, just took advantage of it. But what I don’t get is how hard people push against it. Look, just because some suit is trying to tell you that you HAVE to buy your girl some jewelry to show her that you love her does not mean YOU HAVE to follow through. Just do what you think is appropriate to do. We’re Americans for goodness sake, when was the last time we did something because someone told us too?
Buy a card, make a card, go out to dinner, make dinner, stay home and watch movies all night, wander around outside [weather permitting]; whatever it is you want to do. There’s no one way to celebrate this day. Just stop being so stubborn.
And for the singles. Sigh, my heart is with you, seriously, but come on now, this one day is the only day you’re reminded of your singleness? Really? Why not stop wallowing for a second and make the day what you want it to be. Want to watch horror flicks? Go right on ahead. Want to watch RomComs [like I always do] then watch until you fall asleep on the couch [like I always do]. Want to make cheesy valentine’s cards for your friends? Do that too. Or don’t do anything. It’s all okay. Just don’t try to say that you’re being forced because you totally aren’t.
But remember, the thing is Valentine’s Day is not about romantic love, but about love in all its incarnations.
So relax and quit complaining.