Today is, indeed, Valentine's Day and I'd like to wish all of you a happy one.
V-Day well wishes are running rampant in the blogosphere, admittedly. And that's exactly what you're going to find here today, as well. So, if you are hoping to avoid a post about love and other sappy stuff, visit Pauly's post. He's catering to those that are wholeheartedly (couldn't resist it) attempting to stay away.
Today's post is for Katie and, I suppose, for anyone else who is still reading. But, it's really for Katie. The rest of you are invited to read. Hence why I posted it here.
My Katie,
We've been through quite a few of these together now. And I still can't believe you're willing to soldier through it by my side.
Before you, Valentine's Day meant nothing to me whatsoever. It was just a day. A day in which lonely people fretted or couples around me were either legitimately happy or feigning it for the sake of fitting in with their love-obsessed surroundings. I never cared much about it seeing as how I was usually the former.
Then we met.
And I suddenly had reason to look forward to this day.
I try to tell you all the time that I love you and that you mean the world to me. And I truly hope you realize that this is the truth. Don't ever think that I'm saying it just to say it.
Maybe I'm saying it while staring deep into your eyes.
Perhaps we're on the phone when I say it.
Other times, it may be said quickly in passing as I'm heading out the door to work.
Whatever the circumstances, it never diminishes in meaning. I mean it every time I say it. And I never want you to forget it.
You are the world to me. Without you, I would be a shell of a human being. You may not believe that, but I know it for a fact. You have given me reason to want to be a better person. To try harder in life. To strive.
I love the time we have together. I love what we do when we are together. I don't care what it is. It could be something as mundane and unromantic as housework, but with you, it's always more fun. Being with you makes anything enjoyable.
I know that things don't always work out the way we hope they do. As they say, "even the best laid plans..." But that's part of life. How we deal with these setbacks and roadblocks is the most important thing. We can let them stop us, or we can push on through and make the most of what we do have and keep trying to obtain the seemingly unobtainable.
I like to think we are making the most of what we do have.
I like to think I am making the most of what I have.
You.
I love you... with all my heart, all my mind, all my body, all my soul.
Happy Valentine's Day, hon.
-Kevin
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