I've only had a "Valentine" for 2 of the 32 Valentine's Days for which I have been on this earth and both of them sucked royally. So I think it's safe to say that I am a pro when it comes to being single on Valentine's Day. How do I celebrate it? I don't... But this year, I'm going to. I'm going to celebrate it by being mindful of the things I love and the people in my life who make me happy. From the simple to the profound - and everything in between.
So here is a list of the things in my life that I love and appreciate - in no particular order...
The beach. Florida beaches to be exact. White sand and blue water stretching for miles. The memories from my childhood when my family went to the beach all together and rented a house for a week. My teenage years after my grandparents passed away and we continued that tradition with friends. Sorry California beaches - ya'll ain't got nothin' on THIS:
Thunder storms.
Laughter through tears.
Clean sheets.
The beauty of purebred Arabian horses. My FIRST love. These majestic creatures taught me numerous important life lessons. The two most important being: 1) Don't look down. If you look down, you'll go down. Keep your head and eyes up. 2) If you fall off your horse, no matter how hard it is or how scared you are, you HAVE to get right back up in the saddle. If you don't, you won't ever ride again. My trainers throughout my horse career taught me the value of hard work and never let me forget that sometimes you have to shovel a whoooooole lot of shit in order to get where you want to go. And even when you get there, you may still have to shovel shit. That's just how life goes.
Sleeping.This is probably the main advantage I have over all you not single people. SLEEP! No one interrupts mine (except the dogs - when they are hungry or thirsty... or bored). I can go to sleep whenever I want. I can sleep all day if I want! I have no children to care for, no man waking me up wanting to - you know - "be intimate" - and now no job dictating when and for how long I sleep (at least for now - so I better enjoy it while I can...) So this Valentine's Day I'm having a love affair with sleep. I'm going to do it all I want today - whenever I want! I may take two or three naps even...
My dogs.
My family.
Circa 1982-ish
Sea World San Diego 2009
2009
2010
2011
My Friends.
My hockey team.
I would LOVE to hear about some of the things you love and appreciate in your life!
*click on the pictures for photo creds. If there is no link - they are mine.
We have one last chance - the Red Wings could eliminate us from the first round of the playoffs on Wednesday, here in Phoenix - or we could extend it to a game 5 if we win it.
Who knows if it will be the last NHL hockey game Phoenix will ever see.
But I did at least have an absolute BLAST! And I suppose that's what this whole sports thing is about, isn't it? (Or wait... let me get all Canadian up in this biatch since I'm talking hockey - that's what this whole sports thing is about, EH?) I'd make a terrible Canadian...:
Having fun with the people you care about.
That's me (left) and my fabulous friend and season ticket holder seat mate AZSportsGurl (right)
We have a tradition around here called the White Out - so everyone came dressed in white to the game last night, we even had a few Elvis sightings. Seriously!
That's what the arena looked like when we first walked in - the seats were covered with white t-shirts that the team gave out to everyone in attendance. It was super cool. These are pictures from my iPhone - so not the greatest - I'll try to find some better ones for ya'll!
But for now I'm off to bed - 4am comes early and the boss doesn't like it when I'm late because of hockey :)
Have a fantastic Tuesday Lovelies!
p.s. I haven't had a chance to respond to all of your lovely comments lately - but I will get caught up! I appreciate all the well wishes today - I was sooooo nervous all day and every time I got an email from one of ya'll wishing my boys well it was quite comforting - so I appreciate it! <3
