I want to start by saying how truly humbled and filled with joy I am by those that have encouraged me to keep writing: you are my heart!
Next, I want to unload some thoughts...every year for as long as I can remember, I have not had a Valentine. We used to get the cute little cut out cards with 'messaged hearts' to put in our Kleenex boxes in elementary school; candygrams in high school; singing grams in college, but I can honestly say I don't remember getting one from anyone special signifying my specialness in someone else's life. So this year, I asked my roommate to be my Valentine and we began to plan what we would do for the special day. Her flowers and candy came on Wednesday; my candied apple and chocolate covered fortune cookies came on V-Day, and we got all gussied up and went to lunch at a new place followed by froyo on Friday. Beyond our beautiful date I received various cards, candies, a cooked meal, fondue, 2 sets of flowers, several texts, and a very special phone call :) When my guy friend, that I secretly have a crush on, asked me how my holiday was, I could honestly answer that it was full of love and the absolute best one I had ever had! Those who wanted to be there, were there, and that made the difference. 
The following day I ended up down in SD with my second love, mi hermana, and we went to Oceanside on the dock for dinner with a friend. Sunday continued in the same spirit: church (amazingly on time word), lunch at Phil's (best BBQ ever), shopping (spent less than $20), dinner back in LLU with good friends, and late night snacking. I woke up saying to myself, "Oh, what a night," though, it was really more like "What a weekend!" When I actually got out of bed, I had so much waiting for me: cleaning, organizing, and embarrassment as I relived and relayed the details of last night's events to my roommate. But, through it all I have learned to regret nothing, learn...and once learned, make a difference in someone else's 'aha' moment. Be blessed and productive today my loves!
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