V-day...right

So what single girl doesn't have a rant on Valentines Day. The random commercial holiday created by greeting card companies to boost sales in February. And then when you figure in all the fresh cut flowers that are flown here to Canada (the US and Europe) from Africa..that's right Africa...where precious fresh water is being used to grow roses for us instead of important crops like corn that could actually feed the local people....well you see where I'm going here. Oh right and then the flowers are dipped in chemicals to make them last longer, making them toxic and not smell as good.

Yes Mom you were right, roses did used to smell better.

But enough of all that.

Yes it sucks staying home single on V-day. Especially when all your very lovely girlfriends are in wonderful relationships. But me I'm not going to be home...I'll be at work. (Nope sorry no amazing date tonight) But at work my wonderful co-worker K will be my Valentine, as her wonderful bf is in Alabama (I'm bringing chocolate and those little talking hearts I love so much). Plus I'll be surrounded by dozens of single men...b/c anyone with a significant other will not be hanging around a hockey bar on V-day. So by the end of the night I plan on having many many honourary valentines.

I don't begrudge V-Day. I kind of like what it represents. Sometimes we do get so caught up in our lives, work, finding work, buying houses, moving, planning weddings, trips, kids....it goes on and on. So why not have a day that makes you stop look at the person you've decided to spend the rest of your life with (or in my case the next week with) and say I value you. You make me smile when I look at you and I'm so happy to have you by my side in everything I do.

Yep I may be single and a little cynical and at time even bitter (there I said it). But mostly I'm optimistic, and hopeful. I know one day I'll find a man that makes me smile when I see him I just haven't yet...and sometimes that's exciting.

You never know who's around the corner...like maybe R on my soccer team?