I have to admit that Valentine’s Day isn’t my favorite
holiday of all time. I want to love
it. I do. Paper hearts and chocolate and professions of
love and all that. It’s a simple little
holiday. I love love. Why not have a day to celebrate it? But there are some things about Valentine’s
Day that are just plain annoying. These
things sort of ruin the love for me. So
step it up, people. Let’s be better
about VD.
Anyway, Elaine and Tamara asked some questions about Valentine’s Day
that I figured might get me more in the mood for celebrating the big day, even though I haven’t done
one thing for it and I need to get my act together already. Here we go!

How
do you typically celebrate Valentine's Day? My husband
wakes me up with a tray of cookies and cakes and a steaming pot of French press
coffee, which I consume leisurely as he massages my neck and feet
simultaneously. Then I take a nap. He leaves with the children for a few hours,
having hired a staff to get me ready for the day. They always provide me a whole new wardrobe
from the best designers, and I have lost ten pounds overnight and everything
fits perfectly. A beauty team
does my hair and nails and buffs my skin to a youthful glow. My family comes back and we enjoy a gorgeous
lunch. We spend the afternoon at the
theater and laugh and all get along perfectly, exchanging gifts and telling
stories and having a wonderful time. We
come home and the house is sparkling clean and everything that is
broken or worn is fixed and/or replaced.
There is a piece of new art on the wall.
Dinner has already been made for the kids. Keith and I go out to a fabulous restaurant and
all our favorite people are there and we have dinner and dance until midnight. There’s usually a celebrity or two there, and
the party is always on the house. We go home and kiss the children goodnight, and
I get ready for bed and there is a piece of diamond jewelry on my pillow. I drift off to sleep and nobody touches me or
breathes on me at all.
Do
you like to get A) chocolates B) flowers C) a sweet card or
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE? Yes.
Would
you consider yourself a "cuddler"? If not, would you at least
cuddle on Valentine's Day? I am not a cuddler. Please don’t touch me. Except for those times when I want to cuddle
with you. Please don’t touch me.
What
is your favorite movie about love or with a love story? I
love romantic movies, especially romantic comedies. My favorite is The Notebook, of course, mainly for the Ryan Gosling factor, but also because I like happy endings. Get your mind out of the gutter.
Do
you believe in "love at first sight"? Did it happen to you? I
totally think that there can be an immediate connection between people. Sometimes, you just click at first
glance. It didn’t happen to me, but it
happened to my husband, with me. Obviously.
Do
you believe love can conquer all things? No. I believe that hard work can conquer a lot,
but even then, not everything. Keeping
love afloat is hard work. Did you hear
me? HARD WORK.
What
is ONE of the main things you love about your S.O. (significant other)? I love that he’s a kind person. I
love that he wants to do what’s right all the time. I love that he puts up with my shenanigans. That's three, but they're all kind of the same, hmmmmm?
If
you could have the perfect Valentine date what would you and your loved one do?
I have the perfect Valentine date every year.
Please read my answer to the first question.
Tell
me about your first crush! Oh boy. This is going to be embarrassing, because
there are probably people who will read this who know this person. His name was Tim, and I met him in kindergarten Sunday
School, and I remember thinking he was the cutest boy I had ever seen in my
whole life. Later we went to
school together and I thought I was the luckiest girl in the world to go to
school with him. Dark hair, dark
eyes. Total babe.
Do
you have any embarrassing or horror dating stories? Everything
I do is embarrassing. Next.
Favorite
flower? Tulip. No – rose. No – peony.
No – lilac. No – jasmine. No – lily of the valley.
What's
the first type of chocolate you hope for when you reach into a box of
chocolates? If you get me anything other than caramel
then I’m positive that you don’t love me enough. If it's not milk chocolate then you're dead to me.
Favorite
love song? I love 1970s folk music, so I’m going to say Paul
Revere by the Beastie Boys. Either that,
or Feel Like Makin’ Love by Bad Company.
No, wait. My
favorite love song is Moves Like Jagger. No, wait. It's
Is That All There Is? By Peggy Lee. Sing it, Peggy.
What
is the best breakup song? I’m
serious about breakup songs. For No One by The Beatles. I used to hole up in
my room as a kid and play this song over and over, almost like
I couldn’t wait to grow up so I could break up with someone and play this song
and sob. I was a dark little kid.
Favorite
celebrity couple? Me and Christian Bale. What?
Overall,
are you pro- or anti- Valentine's Day? I love Valentine’s Day because I get a kick out of referring to VD all day long. I hate Valentine’s Day because of elementary
school and the neverending saga about parties at school and by the time we get
around to buying Valentines all that’s left are Transformers from 2008 and ones
with lollipops and we aren’t allowed to send food into school anymore so now
we’re stuck with all these lollipops and my kids bring home 15 pieces of junk
and it all goes right into the garbage. I
also hate it because VD becomes all about sex. OMG so much pressure about sex. It makes my head explode.
If
someone did that "Say Anything" boombox thing outside your window,
would you be into it, or call the police? Dude. If some guy had a boombox outside my window I
would be checking my garage for a time machine, because I’m pretty sure they
don’t even make boomboxes anymore. And
what would this person be playing on it?
A cassette? Do they still make
them? Can this person come with me to
Antiques Roadshow?
First
thing you notice about the object of your affection? Clean hands, pants, and mouth. If he’s been eating Doritos I don’t want to
know about it.
What's
the best thing you've ever gotten for Valentine's Day? I remember one Valentine’s Day
growing up and I came home and there were like 25 helium balloons floating on
the ceiling. I never forgot that –
balloons were such a treat, and it was so unexpected. I tried to duplicate the magic for my kids
one year and they were all I WANT THIS BALLOON NO I WANT THAT BALLOON and they
fought over all the balloons and it sucked. These days I love Valentine’s Day cards,
especially the ones my kids make. That,
and all the diamonds I receive.
Naturally.
So there you have it – my answers to
Elaine and
Tamara’s #OSB for February! It was
fun, and kind of put me in the mood for the holiday, even though it isn’t my
most favorite. I hope you enjoyed
reading my answers. Feel free to adopt
the questions yourself, and post them on your blog for Valentine’s Day! After all, VD is always better when it’s
shared among friends. Don’t forget to
link up! For extra fun, tweet it up w
ith @elainea and @TamaraCamPhoto using #OSBlog! Wheeee!
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