HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Or... for some, like myself, Happy Single Awareness Day!
I have a love/hate relationship with this holiday. Hate, because of the commercialism this country gives it--NOT because of all the frilly presents and gifts and huge amounts of love everyone gets from their significant other (although, why should a holiday be an excuse for that when it should be a year-round thing? ha). Love, because of the history behind it. They should make a chick flick for that... Valentine's Day Special!
See...Saint Valentine was a martyr. He died because he wanted people to be together. In his day, there was an Emporer by the name of Claudius who felt like dude's who weren't married or had families, should stay that way and be soldiers. So he outlawed marriage for young guys. Saint Valentine thought that was stupid so he went on and married people illegally. But Claudius found out and imprisoned him.
This is a cute part--while he was in prison, he fell in love with his jailor's daughter who visited him often in jail. Before he died, he wrote her a love letter and signed it--"From your Valentine..." Awww... so sweet.
Anyway, my big VDay plans are not that elaborate but I am spending it with those that I love. Which is how it should be. :-)
Happy Valentine's Day. <3
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