V-day!

Valentine's Day always comes barreling at me, every year. I've only just collected myself from last year's Christmas festivities - picked myself back up, dusted off my skirt, taken a deep breath, looked around me and....blam! Over I go - not ready for another holiday. I have learned, though, to buy my V-day chocolate early, at the beginning of the month. This way, when the realization that I should probably attempt some sort of craft, write out three class worth's of little cards (that's about eighty little valentine's to be addressed and have a little piece of chocolate attached) and that there is no way to avoid the guilt that I haven't done anything for the extended family (sorry mom and dad =( ) - when the realization that this needs to happen soon and I don't know what to do hits - I can, at least, soothe my guilt by breaking into the chocolate a few days early, while the kids are at school. It really helps me to avoid feeling too stressed out.

Actually, I think that chocolate with walnuts is good for me in so many ways! =]

Especially if I eat them while looking at a bouquet of pretty flowers....

...followed by a glass of milk to finish it off!

I think that this is why our tradition of celebrating Valentine's lasts all week long.

Actually,

I might just love Valentine's Day, after all!

;)

pssst! and a happy V-day to you, too!!! =]