As I wake up on the morning of my fourth Valentine's Day since no longer being a part of the "Single Girls Against Valentine's Day" coalition...I can't help but feel all warm and fuzzy inside at the sight of my very favourite Valentine.
As cards, chocolates and flowers get passed around today, we should all be thankful that Valentine's Day isn't how it used to be!!
St. Valentine, the patron Saint of love, was imprisoned for secretly marrying young men in a time when marriage was banned. Emperor Claudius felt that married men made poor soldiers, hence he banned all marriage from his empire. Once imprisoned, Valentine fell in love with the blind daughter of his jailer, who, thanks to his great faith and love for her, miraculously healed her of her blindness. Before he was taken to his death, he signed a farewell message to her, "from your Valentine", and this is the phrase that has been used on his day ever since!!
As a tribute to my Valentine, here is just some of the things that I adore most about my husband, Steve...
As cards, chocolates and flowers get passed around today, we should all be thankful that Valentine's Day isn't how it used to be!!
St. Valentine, the patron Saint of love, was imprisoned for secretly marrying young men in a time when marriage was banned. Emperor Claudius felt that married men made poor soldiers, hence he banned all marriage from his empire. Once imprisoned, Valentine fell in love with the blind daughter of his jailer, who, thanks to his great faith and love for her, miraculously healed her of her blindness. Before he was taken to his death, he signed a farewell message to her, "from your Valentine", and this is the phrase that has been used on his day ever since!!
As a tribute to my Valentine, here is just some of the things that I adore most about my husband, Steve...
I love how brilliant you are in so many ways. I love how you share in my morning grumpiness. I love how your boxers show just above the waist line of your pants. I love how kind and loving you are. I love living on the sun with you. I love going to sleep every night with you. I love waking up every morning to you. I love spending our nights curled up on the couch together. I love how you are at every finish line that I cross. I love how much you care about the environment. I love how much you aim to be the very best person that you can be. I love how you try to be the best pirate in the carribean. I love how great you are to my friends. I love your determination and ambition. I love building a home with you. I love how you always listen to me. I love how much you make me laugh. I love how amazing your cooking is. I love how crazy you get about Excel spreadsheets. I love how spontaneous you are becoming in your old age. I love your shoulders. I love how excited you get about new glasses. I love sharing my life with you. I love ballroom dancing with you. I love learning how to surf with you. I love how you push me out of bed to do my runs. I love eating junk food with you. I love that we laugh at all the same jokes. I love how amazing you look in an old pair of jeans and a white t-shirt. I love what an amazing husband you are. and and and....
Most of all, I love being your Valentine!!!!
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