I'm Kind of a Valentines Day Snob

I am kind of a Valentines Day Snob. There, I said it. I think Valentines Day has become about high priced flowers and seeing who can spend the most money on their sweetheart.

Now I know that it is about a lot more than that. 

The first few years I was married, I felt bad when my husband didn't buy me flowers on Valentines. I would do cute little things for him and if I was lucky he would buy me a card. Then I read a newspaper article that changed my life. It was just a short article written by a woman just like me. She longed for flowers on that special day, but never got them. Then one day she realized that her husband gave her so much more, and not just on Valentines Day. His way of showing love was just different than others, and it came from his heart - the heart she knew and loved so much. She knew her husband loved her more than anything and she didn't need overpriced roses to tell her so.

So here is my tribute to my Sweetheart and the big and little ways he chooses to SHOW me he loves me all year long!

*He empties the dishwasher for me because he knows I would rather load it.
*He calls me to tell me that he loves me and is thinking about me.
*He rubs my feet while we are watching TV together.
*He greets me with hugs and kisses.
*He tells me thank you for the things I do.
*He takes out the garbage without ever complaining.
*He changes the shower setting after he is done to the one he knows I like.
*He still opens my car door for me - in and out - every time, even after all these years!
*He cooks Sunday dinner every week - his idea when we first married and still doing it.
*He tells me many times every day how much he loves me.
*He listens to me when I am frustrated, sad, or angry.
*He is my best friend.

Thanks Babe for not giving me flowers on Valentines. I'll take your gifts instead anyday!

PS Just so you don't think I am completely hard-hearted about the day of love, here is my attempt at showing my Sweetheart that I love him. Heart shaped pancakes!