St Valentine's Day

I generally dislike this day and believe it to be one of the most useless "holidays" of the calendar year. To me it means absolutely nothing.

This year I have been living Valentine's (at least what it is meant to be) almost every day. I have a family that makes me feel like a king every day and all I have to do is be there. I cook for them, help clean and maintain the house, support, laugh, love and share with them and they are very content with that.

If I come home empty handed tonight it won't be "where the hell is all of my shit?"; rather it will be the same as every day sharing our lives.

This doesn't mean that special things are un-apreciated but they are not done because of the calendar. I do special things because they are warranted and because I feel like doing them. Making a "Daddy's special" meal and sitting as a family to a movie or board game is the most appreciated thing among us all.

I'm sure as I get lazier and older it may become harder to please these women I love, but a simple switch of content for family time and I'm back in the game.

I use this day to stand back a second and realize that I am the luckiest guy in the world because I don't have to do anything outstanding to show my love because every day I spend with them is outstanding and I try to return it ten-fold.

But just in case, I'm getting some Hallmark.