I have never been too big on Vday. I think it used to be because I never had a real Valentine, and growing up I either broke up with the guy I was dating right before it or we were fighting during it lol...so by the time Mr Lily came into my life I was just sort of over it.
Now I think one reason I don't care about it is because just with any other holiday, yeah it could be a nice reminder I guess, but it is not a holiday that makes me try to make my hubbie feel special. I want him to know every day that I love him.
When Mr. Lily and I were courting, I got a little nervous when Vday came around. It just wasn't important to me, and I hate forcing things just because we're 'supposed' to. So, we decided to go out the day before and not get caught up in the holiday and busyness of it.
I think I had a rough/tired day that day, so I just wanted to do something fun. We went to a malt shop type burger joint and played putter golf. After that we were on our way to get some coffee and planned to go play with the toys at Wal-Mart (I know, we're mature)...
So before going in for coffee, the night was beautiful and we stood outside all romantical like. Mr. Lily used to tell me stories all the time, so he made me close my eyes and he told me a story about this magical princess in a forest of dancing trees and a the knight/prince who came to her...anyways the prince got down on his knee, right...and that's when I opened my eyes and Shane was on his knee holding this ring...and my reaction:
"Are you being serious?!...Are you serious?!"
Of course he was serious, what, did I think the ring was fake? What a cruel joke, right? Even though we basically knew we would get married, I had no idea he had a ring or anything, so it was a complete surprise. I couldn't help repeating "Are you serious?" like fifteen times.
Anyway, with faces peeking out at us through the window of the coffee shop, I said "Yes" and everyone cheered. It was sort of magical. (And yes, we did still go play with the toys :) )
Since then, Mr. Lily and I celebrate the anniversary of our engagement every Feb 13th. It means so much more to me than cheesy heart boxes of chocolate and flowers.
Do you celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, what is special to you about it? If not, do you have something else special like this that you celebrate instead?
Comments (2)
I think your blog is interesting. For me personally I don't think I've ever celebrated valentines day. I mean I like valentines day. I love hearing all of the sweet and romantic things people do to celebrate it but I often find that Valentines day is blown way out of proportion. It's suppossed to be a day all about sharing the love right? So why should I have to put out  $200 just to make the object of my affection feel special. Shouldn't the words " I love you" say more than enough. I just feel that the sincerity of Valentines day has been overshaddowed by commercialism. Now the great thing about this weekend is just that my Birthday's always the day before and so that's usually what I celebrate come v- day.
Aw, that's beautiful! I love hearing engagement stories. *hehe* Certainly a great alternative to V-Day.