“Love is too strong of a word to say too early;
but has too beautiful of a meaning to say it too late….“

I’m in my early Valentine mood, just like the rest of the retail industry. Valentine’s Day is one of the most celebrated occasion in this modern world. Some claim that customers spend more on Valentine’s Day gifts, treats, and events than at any other time of the year.

Oh well, I guess I should agree to the retail statistics…my husband has already planned out our Valentine’s Date as early as Christmas! A wife can’t complain, can she?

Valentine’s Day used to be one of those events that I never really bothered myself with.

For some reason, I had this Valentine’s Day rule of not going out (dining, shows, etc) on Valentine’s Day itself. I would agree to schedule those dates before or after February 14. I just didn’t want to be “on a date” just like everyone else in the restaurant. 🙂

I wasn’t into flowers either. Don’t get me wrong. I appreciated the flowers when I received them. I just didn’t think they were necessary. No need for fancy and expensive dining either. Treat me to any restaurant that serves good food and you will have my attention.

Everything changed about my Valentine’s Day celebration after I married this man whose special holidays of the year are Valentine’s Day and MY birthday.

This is the same man who taught me the meaning of the word “commitment” and made me believe that some fairy tales do come true. This is the same man who proposed to me at the CN Tower in Toronto on the day of his birthday. This is the same man I married after 6 months of being together. This is the same man who surprised me with a flower plant, instead of a flower bouquet, because he knew how I feel about flowers. This is the same man who gave me that Tiffany “I love you” necklace on last year’s Valentine’s Day. This is the same man who would always surprise me with shows and dinners by kidnapping me at the time of the events, so that I would have no way of cancelling the Valentine’s Day reservations. This is the same man, who despite his romantic gestures, is realistic in his views of love, marriage and commitment. This is the same man who said to me last night:

“Marriage is not a promise of forever. Marriage is what you do for each other, how you treat each other, and what you are for each other everyday of your life together. That’s what makes a marriage. Do I want to be with you forever? Yes. Do I know if we will be together forever? I don’t know about forever. We don’t know about forever. ‘Forever’ doesn’t exist NOW. Forever is what unfolds as we wake up the following day knowing we are together and we choose to be together. When we pray together at night, I pray for the following day to be part of the forever we are building together.”

Happy Valentines Day everyone!