I realized that day has always been set aside for John and me. Not that we need "A" day....no couple in love needs just ONE day to celebrate it. I just like to go on dates and do special things with my husband. February 14th just gives me a great excuse to make sure a date is on our calendar.
We always give each other the gift of time for Valentine's Day. There have been Valentine's Days where I had roses delivered to work or a new yoga mat (hit it out of the ballpark on that one babe!) show up, but mostly we make sure to give each other time. It doesn't even mean we have to 'go out'. Some Valentine's we have an 'in house' date night. That has been some of my favorite evenings with John. No babysitter, kids in bed, favorite tapas, wine and just us being able to finally talk.
We shower each other with the thing that is most precious...most rare at this point in our life. Uninterrupted, quality time together. Which I realized...is my LOVE LANGUAGE! That's why it is so important to me.
And possibly why I don't make a huge deal about it with the boys. They get almost all of my non-work hours. I try to shower them each and every night with quality time as a family. We say NO to lots of things so we can be together as a family. If I leave the family during the week, it's for pretty important people and I rarely leave twice in one week.
This year one of John's favorite musicians, Sam Bush, was playing at City Winery in Nashville. It was a last minute (in my book) decision. Our favorite sitter could stay with the boys and we found a hotel that hadn't jacked up their prices too bad for the Valentine's Day weekend. So we hopped in the car and set out for our 26 hour date.
I admit, I have never even heard of Sam Bush before this trip. I was blown away by his performance. He was great! But I also love (good) live music. And the venue didn't hurt. City Winery has to be one of the coolest places to see a performer. So cool in fact, we are trying to go back in May to see Shawn Colvin.
But you know what I loved most....spending 26 uninterrupted hours with the love of my life. Happy Valentine's Day my love. I appreciate that you treat every day like it's Valentine's.