Can't Buy Me Love

what's the deal with valentine's day? did you know that valentine's day is the #1 day of the year for engagements? did you know that more couples try to plan their wedding on valentine's? it's true-used to be a wedding planner-but due to lack of venues it's not possible for everyone who wants to do this. did you know that more money is spent on flowers for valentine's than any other day of the year (sortof makes sense i guess)? did you know that more cards are sent through the mail for valentine's than any other day of the year? any other day of the year!! including christmas! not only do i find this to be ridiculous, but i think it's sad.
disclaimer: for those of you who hold this holiday dear, please do not take offense at this post--i'm simply just saying...my opinion on this post holds no weight on my opinion of those who are examples of the following.
i've always felt that something as special as a wedding proposal should make a day special rather than occur on a 'special' day of the year. a proposal is usually a milestone for most couples, so why wouldn't they want to mark it with their 'own' special day? i have 2 explainations for this phenomenon...first, some men can't handle another date to remember! they already have birthdays & holidays...adding an anniversary to those for some would just be too much, so they do what works best for them & use valentine's as the marker so as to not forget! in my days of wedding planning, it was mostly the men who were gung-ho for getting married on valentine's or the weekend of christmas, thanksgiving, etc. and i quickly learned why this was the case.
the only other explanation i have for this is that valentine's is truly special & dear for some people for whatever reason. please know that i think that is great & perfect for you if you love valentine's day & want to do something as special as use it for your anniversary, but that's just not me, and this is my blog, so i'll tell you why.
everything is so commercialized in our world, and i mean everything! you can verify that just by watching tv, walking in any mall or store-even the hospital gift shops are great examples of this. anyone who has the money, can buy anything! all the gift ideas, cards, candy, flowers, lingerie, etc. are (for the most part) schemes on behalf of the marketers, retailers, etc. to make money-and they are very successful at it! i can't count how many emails i've gotten from ftd and 1.800.flowers in the past 3 weeks because of valentine's! seriously, a great deal is spending only $75 on flowers to send to someone instead of $90?! you've got to be kidding me! i could name at least 100 other things i would rather spend that money on than flowers-they are already dead folks, and they only get worse the longer you have them in the vase on the table. you are literally going to through them in the trash within the week, and they cost someone that much money!
so why not protect the only thing that can't be sold? no matter how much money you have, you cannot buy true love! i guess one could say my babe and i celebrate valentine's every day of the year because we make a point of showing love to each other every day, whether it be a mere hug or nice gesture, not saving it for valentine's
day. and it's a suggestion i would make to everyone-don't wait for a special day to show someone you love them--make a point to do it daily-not only can you can save alot of money, but you will realize you can easily create your own special days throughout the year & they will even be easy to remember because they are marked by extraordinary moments & love-something you can't buy!