Romance in the Air, Somewhere!

 Happy Valentine's Day to all of you on this February 14th, 2011.  What a great day to spend with the one you love having a romantic dinner, maybe some soft music playing with candles all aglow.  The kids with a sitter or put to bed early, oh what a night.  Or, like my kids favorite song says "Tonight's gonna be a good night".  This is what Valentine's Day is all about, for most.
 There is something about putting the kids to bed early, putting on a romantic comedy, that she picked, and snuggling on the couch with a cold drink.  To finish off the night I carry her off to bed, okay lead her to bed, either way to bed we went.  Before long we become concerned that the screaming will wake my parents, so I go and tell the boys to stop yelling and go back to sleep.  Upon my return, wearing nothing but my sexy boxers, I see that my wife has kept my side of the bed warm by moving my daughter there when I was out.  She had a bad dream, my daughter not my wife.  After moving her back to her own bed I am ready for the fireworks, but based on my wife's snoring I will have to wait until Canada Day for fireworks.  I would like to say I was disappointed, but in fact the book I was reading was at a pivotal moment and I couldn't wait to finish reading it.
 I remember the days before kids when we would take off to Niagara Falls for a weekend getaway or a quiet night spent having dinner out, just the two of us, thinking of where our future would take us.  Wow, those days were expensive.  Just think if we had saved that money and put it toward a mortgage payment or credit card bills.  We would be so much further ahead today if not for those Valentine's celebrations. 
 Valentine's Day is a hallmark holiday that we celebrate with the kids.  We make certain they have their cards to exchange at school and even get them a little something special to show our love to them.  As for our one on one time without the kids we take whatever time we can and utilize it the best way possible, a good nights sleep.  It is hard to be romantic if you are sleep deprived.  Besides Valentine's Day will be the day we get out for our night alone, whenever it may be.  We don't need a label on the day to show our love to one another.  For the rest of you that love to celebrate this day, Happy Valentine's and may it be a wonderful time for you and your loved one.  Yuk!