This will be our 3rd Valentine's together. Odd, that this is the only Holiday that I can think of that shares it's name with a massacre. Or is it? To men all over this great earth it feels like a massacre is about to happen. I don't understand romantic. I try, and usually fail. So what I do is I shoot for "cute." As in "bless him he tried and failed, but it was so cute." Failure can be an option. Our first Valentine's together I got us locked in my dad's law firm building, set off the alarm, cut myself and bled all over, ruined my Mom and Dad's Valentine's by making them come and save us, who also had to ruin his secratary's (she had to come and unlock us so we could leave), and humiliated myself infront of Erin. Obviously the food got cold and becuase I tried to make it great, Erin could dub that it was so "cute" that I tried. So this year I'll once again shoot for romantic and end up at "cute." I can live with that.
Things that I've learned over the years about Valentine's Day.
1. Beef jerky is the male equivelent of roses.
2. I think that the male equivelent holiday is the fourth of July. Instead of romance and flowers we get explosions, bright lights and lots of BBQed meat.
3. Erin is a sport for putting up w/ my attempts.
4. I can't rhyme anything with "purdy" except "curdy" and "turdy" neither of which belong in a romantic poem.
5. Cupid's stupid. I work at a hospital and anyone who is that old and in still in diapers well that's not romantic, even if he does have a baby face.
6. Valentine's makes single, lonely people cry. (I've been there)
7. It's the one day that I use cologne and deodorant at the same time!
8. This is really hard. I Don't know if I'll reach my goal of 10. I guess I haven't really learned that much about V-day.
9. Charlie Brown sold out when he made "Happy Valentine's Charlie Brown." He never even kissed Peppermint Patty. I never thought that I would say this but, "You are a block-head Charlie Brown."
10. Last year I ate all the chocolates that I was supposed to give Erin. Sorry.
ps: Does it mean anything that the heart always has an arrow through it? Seems more deathy than lovey
