So no, despite what my last article said (READ IT HERE), I am not in a relationship. At the moment. However, I still find many reasons to love Valentine's Day despite all my single ladies telling me it's best with a pint of B&J's, if ya know what I mean. Val's Day (cuz we're familiar) still finds away to make me happy, because it reminds me of so much more than the fact that I don't have a boyfriend. At the moment.

It reminds me of the people in my life who have always been, and always will be, my Valentine's. Like my parents, my sisters, my grandma, and the friends I hold dearest. No SO is going to ever replace the love I have for my family, and on Valentine's Day, I am more than happy to call them MINE.

Also, as my Valentine's love me very much, I can always expect a nice package with some chocolate, some Valentine's Day decor for my dorm, and a few extra goodies. (Such as my single, brown Doc Marten that I left at home somehow. Yup, just the right one.) It's nice to know that there are others thinking of me on this holiday, even if it's not a boyfriend. For the moment.

Also, speaking of the chocolate... the chocolate. There is no rule against single girls having all the Valentine chocolate we want. In fact, it is less frowned upon when we eat even more than the girls in relationships do! (Go figure.) Valentine's Day will always remind me of elementray school when we'd make little colored-paper envelopes, leave them on our desks, and walk around delivering Valentine's and candy to all of our classmates. I'd always come home loaded, and my sisters' loots would never compare. The trickiest part of the whole ordeal was deciding which of the Shrek Valentine's was more appropriate for the girls, which was the least flowery for the boys, and which was the largest so I could give it to my crush. We've all been there, c'mon.

Even, today, nice edible goodies somehow find themselves in extreme abundance on February 14th, and I ain't complaining. One of my friends even told me she's ordering cupcakes for herself! You go girl! No shame on Valentine's Day!

The holiday develops into a day of giving thanks for the great relationships I have, even if that list doesn't include a BF. At the moment. It becomes a day to call my parents and tell them how much I love them, to eat one too many Hershey's kisses with my friends, and to laugh about how next year, we'll have someone to kiss who isn't our dog. But for now, that doesn't really matter. At all. Really.

xoxo,

Yo Single Sista