For me Valentine's Day began in elementary school and is synonymous with the following.
Conversation hearts...
Tear along the dotted line Valentine cards for each and every one of my classmates and one received from each and every one of my classmates.
Along with lots of candy, of course...
Cinnamon hearts...
Pink frosted cookies.
And an excuse for a school-time party...
When we are young, it starts out being a day of friendship and kindness.
And when we grow up it becames a day of love.
And of romance.
A day to declare love...
A perfect excuse for a girl to receive flowers from her beau...
The official day to celebrate love or rekindle a flame with a romantic date or get-away.
That said, as a married woman, Valentine's Day has not always fulfilled my lofty romantic expectations because my husband is French. Yes, he is très romantic, but he doesn't fall for this overly-commercialized date. He's made efforts, but it's just not his thing. And so I've come to terms with it. It's just one day after all. And he certainly makes up for it all the other days of the year...
But a girl can always dream....
And what about you? What does Valentine's Day mean for you?
Merci ! c'est bien ce qu'il me semblait ça commence tout petit et ce n'est pas forcément pour déclarer sa flamme si je comprends bien. Je trouve que c'est une super idée pour les enfants ça a du sens mais il est vrai qu'en France les gens ne s'ouvrent pas assez pour que l'impact soit le même. Les relations amicales de nos enfants en France sont vite tournées en romance c'est bien dommage.
ReplyDeleteOk, you've inspired me. I'm not going to do the 14 days of Valentine's. I did the first this morning for my girls. They were thrilled. Thanks for all the inspiration. I'm loving it!
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