Will You Be Mine?

Love Gets Lost In The Hallmark Moment

I’m not much into the Hallmark Holidays.

Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Valentine’s Day all seem a bit fake to me.

I know, it’s the humbug in me.

It’s not a bad thing to set a day aside to honor people, I get that.

But as commercialization of everything gets out of hand, it seems we keep adding kids day, cousins day, what’s next, a card for love your dog day?

I walked into the gym and Vicki, the greeter, told a funny story about a friend of hers, who, she and her husband went to the card store, picked out a card for each other, handed it to them in the store to read, put it back on the shelf, and saved 15 dollars. I laughed so hard at the idea.

Later, we were at a store looking for a birthday card, and I said to Kathy, I’m gonna look for a V-day card for you. She looked at me and said, “How about we agree not to do that this year?” We both smiled, laughed, and went on about our business.

Later, we were at another store.

A rather rough-looking Montana man walked in with his three sons, all dressed in camo.

They walked over to all the heart-shaped candy boxes, bouquets put together for men just like us, and other Valentine’s Day presents.

Each picked something out.

It was sweet.

You could tell none of them knew what they were doing, but it was Valentine’s Day, and the woman they were about to gift didn’t care what they bought her; it’s more about the thought and the fact that this man is teaching his sons to honor love, women, and motherhood.

It is good to celebrate love.

It’s up to each of us to decide how to do that.

A card, a nice dinner, chocolates, none of it matters; it’s the thought behind it.

Our gym instructor asked me, in front of Kathy, did you ask Kathy to be your Valentine? I looked at her and thought what a stupid thing to do. (in my head, not outloud)

My wife said, “That’s a great idea.”

I still haven’t done it, but I have all day, right?

Maybe Valentine’s Day is about putting yourself out there. Love is about getting uncomfortable and sometimes feeling stupid doing it. Love is about doing what she wants, not how you feel about it.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

Oh, and Happy Birthday, Oregon.

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