Valentine's

Valentine’s Day is coming up! 

Whether you are one of those people who think it’s a stupid waste or time, or someone who embraces it for every cheesy moment, chances are if you are in a relationship you will have to acknowledge it on some level.

Josh has always been big on not celebrating Valentine’s Day. He is one of those people who thinks it’s dumb.

Now, I am not someone who decorates for it, or goes overboard, but I do like the idea of having a day set aside to acknowledge your loved one. It’s kind of like a built in bumper for people who aren’t romantic year round, they get to make up for it on that day.

Valentine’s Day is cute and fun, but I want to talk to you today about how important it is to not let Valentine’s Day become the only time you do special things for your loved one.

I LOVE to do cute things for Josh, ALL THE TIME! It’s like a fun hobby of mine, coming up with new ways to surprise him and let him know that I am thinking about him. One of my favorite ways to do this is with Post It Notes. For example, when I go out of town for work I will spend the day before hiding all of these little notes with lovey phrases on them in places I know he will stumble upon them. I leave one rolled into the paper towels, stuck to the milk carton, under a plate in the cabinet, anywhere that he will find them. The last time, I think I hid well over 15 in our apartment and he didn’t find any until I had left!

I also love to write Josh letters and I love to mix it up. Sometimes the letters will be handwritten and tucked in his laptop. Other times I may type one up and send it via email. Like I said, I truly just want to make it apparent that he is always on my mind and I want him to feel loved.

It doesn’t take a lot of effort to do small acts of love all year round, so I challenge you to not let Valentine’s Day be the only time you do the cute things.