Who Do You Love?

Valentine's Day.  A day to celebrate the people you love the most.  Over the years I've accumulated some pretty great Valentines.  Of course for the past 24 years of my life my parents have been my best Valentines.  They've always been there with a smile, a hug and usually a Snickers bar :) (my favorite candy in the history of candy).  Then my 2 younger sisters came along and bam 2 more Valentines to add to the list.  I love my sisters and knowing that we're there for each other in good times and bad is such a great feeling.  Plus we have so much fun together and they are my forever friends.  Last but certainly not least is my dog, Ellie.  She's the best Valentine because she loves you unconditionally.  It doesn't matter if you've had a good day or a bad day this puppy will give you so much love and snuggles.  She's the best.

Next comes my friends.  My group of high school friends are my Valentines.  They've seen me at my best and my worst (those unmentionable teenage/middle school years).  We've had some pretty great adventures together and a part.  But what's the best of all is no matter how long we've been away from each other, when we all come together it's an amazing time and we pick up right where we left off.

My college friends are incredible.  Even though we aren't down the hall from one another any more, we still do our best to stay in touch.  Group texts, phone calls, FaceTime...anything we can to stay up to date on the latest goings ons in our lives.  We do our best to make time to get together in person when we can but even when it's been months or years since we've all been together our friendship is so strong it can survive the test of time.  Still one of our favorite Valentine's Days was when the 4 of us went to a California Pizza Kitchen when we were in college to celebrate with pizza and candy apples.

So no matter who are you celebrating this Valentine's Day with -your parents, siblings, friends or pet- remember to celebrate the relationships you have in your life and letting those people know your love for them.

Happy Valentine's Day!

xoxo,

B.