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So it's February 14th. Valentine's Day. Before moving to Europe, I, probably like most Americans assumed (making an ass of U and Me) is International.....Not so. Like many people have said before, it's a commercial holiday, fabricated by Hallmark and the likes to make money in between holidays.
Turns out, "they" were right. Valentines Day was something pretty much non-existent here in the old Eastern Bloc 7 years ago. Within, I'd say, the last 3- 4 years Valentine's has started catching on, with people opting to spend money they really don't have on a fabricated American Holiday. Don't get me wrong I absolutely LOVED getting flowers and chocolates, and or a nice night out which included, dinner and a movie. But, now, I'm older, and detached from American sentimentality, I've realized I don't need one day out of the year to remind me to tell my husband how much I love him. He doesn't need it either. Neither of us ever needed it.
Yes, Valentine's Day is nice. It's nice and great to get away from the house, the dog, cat, kids, and just BE adults. The adults you were before marriage and parenthood took over. But really every married couple should have Valentine's Day at least once a month.
Women, especially stay at home moms, need that time to feel like an adult woman. As a SAHM, I can tell you, we want to be dressed and have our hair and make-up done for our husbands when they come home, but chasing kids and animals around all day kind of puts a hamper on doing that. We don't like to be the "nagging wife" who says, I need you to do that, and fix this when you come home after a long hard day at work. We want to listen to you and your problems and issues, offer our two cents when and if it is needed. But we also want to have you listen to us. To look at us and see us as that beautiful girl who took your breath away, not the vomit covered house wench we think (and in reality do) we look and smell like.
So in my mind, EVERYDAY should be Valentine's day, especially for us married couples, with little people still occupying our houses. So with that said, I would like to wish, my husband, my own personal Funny Valentine, Marius Toma, a very happy and very beloved Valentine's Day!
Turns out, "they" were right. Valentines Day was something pretty much non-existent here in the old Eastern Bloc 7 years ago. Within, I'd say, the last 3- 4 years Valentine's has started catching on, with people opting to spend money they really don't have on a fabricated American Holiday. Don't get me wrong I absolutely LOVED getting flowers and chocolates, and or a nice night out which included, dinner and a movie. But, now, I'm older, and detached from American sentimentality, I've realized I don't need one day out of the year to remind me to tell my husband how much I love him. He doesn't need it either. Neither of us ever needed it.
Yes, Valentine's Day is nice. It's nice and great to get away from the house, the dog, cat, kids, and just BE adults. The adults you were before marriage and parenthood took over. But really every married couple should have Valentine's Day at least once a month.
Women, especially stay at home moms, need that time to feel like an adult woman. As a SAHM, I can tell you, we want to be dressed and have our hair and make-up done for our husbands when they come home, but chasing kids and animals around all day kind of puts a hamper on doing that. We don't like to be the "nagging wife" who says, I need you to do that, and fix this when you come home after a long hard day at work. We want to listen to you and your problems and issues, offer our two cents when and if it is needed. But we also want to have you listen to us. To look at us and see us as that beautiful girl who took your breath away, not the vomit covered house wench we think (and in reality do) we look and smell like.
So in my mind, EVERYDAY should be Valentine's day, especially for us married couples, with little people still occupying our houses. So with that said, I would like to wish, my husband, my own personal Funny Valentine, Marius Toma, a very happy and very beloved Valentine's Day!
