Heart Breaker

Throughout my life, Valentine's Day has always been my favorite holiday. A celebration of love is such a romantic Bohemian ritual. I cannot deny the pitter- patter of my heart when receiving tokens of adoration from the one I fancy.

 Getting the perfect Valentine's gift is an art that a man must learn over the course of his life. Here are some Valentine's Days in my life worth mentioning:

High school
He isn't sure of what he should get, so he just gets anything he can grab from the local Walgreens.

Over compensating? Probably.


College
He isn't sure of what to get, so he spends a lot of dough and hopes for the best.

Over compensating? Definitely.


Married
He has no idea of what to get, so he orders flowers to be delivered to work and takes her to dinner...

Over compensating? Nope- just plain lazy.


I regress...
Elementary School
He has just noticed girls, and is completely unsure of how the whole "love" thing works. He decides to shoot for the woo-effect and romance her with a poem he wrote. Good call. Probably should have stopped there.

Fourth grade girls can be brutal. There was NO WAY I would ever wear a macaroni necklace. That was so third grade.

Just call me Heart Breaker. Not a proud moment in my adolescence.


Despite all that I have said about men, women too have to learn about the gifting of Valentine's Day. It's just as much an art of gifting for men as it is accepting those gifts gracefully for women.


Luckily, over time we both get better at the whole Valentine's Day thing. 
Simpler is better, and much more appreciated.

Yummy Hershey's truffles. All hail chocolate!


And so ends a very Happy Valentine's Day!