Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Won't You Be My Sweetie??

Valentine's Day is tomorrow and I have to tell you - I'm not a fan. I don't like the pressure, to be honest with you. I am madly in love with my husband and I believe he feels the same about me. The thing is.... it's this way EVERY day of the year! If he doesn't know how I feel about him at this very moment, I doubt there is anything I can do tomorrow to convince him. And vice versa. It's not the flowers one day a year that gets me, it's the way he rubs my back when we're lying in bed on some random day in June. Or when I hear this "thunk thunk" outside and find him swinging an axe, chopping wood, just because I mentioned it would be a nice night for a fire. It's the way he kisses my neck when I'm trying to work at night because he wants me to shut down and spend time with him. It's the days he fills my car up with gas because he drove it last, it's the garbage nights when he takes it all down to the street, it's the little gifts he buys for me sometimes when he's traveling on business. But mostly, it's honestly the way he looks at me, deeply into me, when he grabs me close and tells me how much he loves me. On any given day of the year.

You know, it's almost trite to say "I love you" on Valentine's Day. I don't care about having a "Valentine" once a year - I'd much rather have my sweetie, my Prince Charming, laying next to me every single morning when I wake up. He is truly my heart's desire. And I mean that just as much every other day of the year as I do tomorrow.