V's Day

February 14th is about love but the Google image search for Valentine's Day can be misleading: v-day shouldn't just be about romance. Love is about more than flowers.

The picture is of my Grandma (Mary) and my great-aunts. They're strong women. True, my grandma married my grandpa and they did have quite the romance. Back in the day, romance was possible. No, they didn't leave graphics and exclamation marks on each other's facebook wall; they lived in the walls of their house for 50+ years, creating lives for their four children. That is more real than linking your name with someone else's on a public forum.

Today can be a bit commercial. However, it is nice to have a day about love as long as all of the different types of love are taken into consideration. Remember your family and your friends and your love. Young girls (and even cougars) can be dramatic sometimes. Just look at this picture of these beautiful women and realize that loving yourself and your family is more important than getting cheap carnations.