Look, normally whenever people start to get on their soapbox about how holiday's are so commercialized, and people celebrate for all the wrong reasons, and we all fall for the societal stereotype, I'm the first person to stand up and tell them to keep their opinions to themselves. Holidays are about celebration, right? People are happy, it's a time of love and joy and goodwill.I associate 'holidays' with thanksgiving, christmas, easter and new years as the larger holidays. Memorial day, labor day, the 4th of july, halloween, and even st. patrick's day are the second-tier holidays. notice that in neither list do you see VALENTINE'S DAY.
now don't start thinking that the reason i don't like valentine's day is because i'm single - i've disliked the day even when i was in a relationship and got my very own flowers and box of overpriced chocolates. listen, there are 365 days in a year. i know plenty of people who take their loved ones for granted 364 days out of the year, but then buy the obligatory card and roses for their loved ones on february 14, just because the rest of the world told them they should. shouldn't we say 'i love you' and SHOW our loved ones how much they mean to us each and every day?
yes, i bought my family members cards, and i was planning on making heart-shaped cookies for my coworkers (but then ran out of time yesterday and didn't get around to it), so i've fallen for the commercialism of the holiday just as much as the rest of society. but i'm still going to have a deep dislike for the stupid little man with wings and supposed magic arrows and the EXTREMELY overpriced Hallmark card...but i'll still appreciate the chocolate i bought for myself at Trader Joes last night. =]
