Call it a a day to celebrate your love, a Hallmark holiday, Singles Awareness Day, or just plain old Valentine's Day. However you slice it, there's no avoiding red, white, and pink today. But for me, there may be some avoiding of pink. Today I opened my email to receive a message from my boyfriend:
Roses Are Red Violets Are Blue
I Have Pink Eye
No More Dinner For Two
OK, so that didn't happen. It was more like this: Ring, ring ring.
"Hey!"
"Heeey, Happy Valentine's Day."
"You too."
"Yeah, so I have pink eye."
"Seriously, wow that sucks."
"We could still go to dinner."
"I don't know, isn't pink eye really contagious?"
"Yeah, maaaaan. OK, I'll talk to you after you get your special package in the mail."
Here's how I SEE it. We shouldn't be pressured to make Valentine's Day incredible or rush to speed select a date. If you're in a relationship, just make sure your lova knows that you care about them. If you're single, take a long bubble bath, send yourself a Valentine, go out with some friends.
Just know that sometimes Cupid hits you with an arrow in the heart, sometimes the eye. But tomorrow's a new day filled with all new eye-deas and opportunities. And eye for one, can't wait.
