1. I'm not a hardened cynic. Life is too short to poison it with cynicism.
2. It's a break from routine amidst gloomy February days.
3. It's a breath away from hubby's birthday!
4. We celebrate birthdays, name days, national days, anniversaries, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween..the list is endless. Why not love? After all no one can live without love!
5. I love teddy bears and red roses!
6. I love shopping the perfect gift for my Valentine ...such an agreeable occupation.
7. I look forward to a great aphrodisiac dinner!
8. People in love need a special day to celebrate as they're on the way to be extinct!
9. It's the time to say for the umpteenth time "I love you!" to the love of your life.
10. As my friend Laura said ....miracles can still happen on Valentine's Day!
This year, Alkis and I celebrated this beautiful day of Love with some of our closest friends.
When you know the right thing to do with your life, it is hard to live life as though you don't. Being emotional is not the way to go. Although we can all say at some point in our lives we let emotions get in the way of doing what is right for us. Life can be hard. Making the right choices for ourselves is not an easy task. Especially when you have other people to consider. The question is when do we come first? I don't know if I can live like this anymore. I guess I know what my problem is. The only problem is having the courage and strength to do what I have to do. How did this happen? I ask myself. I used to be the type of person who would tell someone off in a minute if they did wrong to me. Right now, I don't seem to have the energy to fight anymore. That is what is killing me inside. I don't know how to go about doing what is right. I am fighting with myself everyday. I never thought I would get to this place I am at right now. Can you understand where I am coming from? Have you ever been in this position before? How did you handle it? I don't like to hurt people but at the same time I don't like hurting myself. That's why Valentine's Day sucks!
Posted by: Emma | February 17, 2009 at 12:53 AM
Emma listen, you're one of the very few online friends who I met on the chat and who are still my friends. When we first met online on msn,I thought I'd found a great friend. Now I know that I have. Life is nothing but a trip during which we acquire knoledge and experience. We also learn a lot through our failures and our mistakes. Do you know how many people called me FRIEND online? Too many! Where are they now? Most of my friends on the chat disappeared into thin air when I started blogging! But I don't despair. And I do believe in the message of Love on Valentine's Day. Think pink ...remember?
Posted by: Anastasia | February 17, 2009 at 01:16 AM
I don't mean to be a cynic but what I really dislike about Valentine's day is the way romantic love has been commercialized while it should be purely spiritual.Ironically, for many people it is the day they look forward to in order to make more money!Yet, I can't help smiling at your reasons for celebrating Valentine's day. They are very cute! And I did enjoy the lovely photos in your slide show.
Posted by: Constantinos | February 17, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Beautiful photos Anastasia mou. Thanks for sharing. I can see you had a great time with your friends. Personally I dont celebrate valentines day. I agree with Constantinos - time for some people to make big money.
Posted by: Sophia | February 17, 2009 at 11:11 AM
I am having my lunch break right now - just a snack delivered at the office - while looking at these lovely photos of yours. I can see you eventually had your aphrodisiac dinner! The seafood tower looks impressive and so does the dessert Glad you enjoyed yourself. As for me I tend to agree with Sophia and Constantinos : valentines day didnt used to be celebrated in greece and cyprus a few years ago. It's a relatively recent celebration which is made for the commercial exploitation of women in love mostly! I would feel ridiculous to buy a teddy bear and a rose and offer it to my ...valentine!
Posted by: Lakis | February 17, 2009 at 01:11 PM
Your reason number 8 is probably the most serious reason why one should celebrate Valentine's Day : divorces far outweigh people in love.
Posted by: Andy | February 17, 2009 at 01:31 PM
Valentines Day is a super celebration of love and every year I am looking forward to it. I even bake small biscuits in the shape of heart for friends and family. Thank you for sharing your Valentines photos. They are great!
Posted by: Lisa | February 17, 2009 at 03:25 PM
I think Valentines day is a great celebration, it is a day that reminds us that it is good to feel romantic. With all the terrible things happening in the world, valentines day brings a smile and the promise of love. Thanks for the slide show and the beautiful photos. May you always be happy and in love!
Posted by: Lucy | February 17, 2009 at 03:25 PM
I think true love should be celebrated every single day of the year, so no need to have a special day.
Posted by: Jeff | February 17, 2009 at 08:39 PM
These days there is a lot of hoopla that surrounds Valentine's Day. I keep hearing people's discontent about commercialization of this day especially by Hallmark, the absolute need to buy cards. Television News broadcasts are filled with statistics on how much a man spends on their girlfriend and how much less a husband spends on their wife. Not to mention how much price of roses drops one day after Valentine's day.. blah blah blah....I must be a romantic at heart because I love Valentine's Day. I don't love it because of the chocolates or cards, although they are nice. I like Valentine's Day for its purity at the heart of the holiday. The idea of an international day to celebrate people's love for family, friends and significant others. Its almost like Christmas but without all the religious divisions to mess things up.
I agree it can become too much when people take elaborate initiatives to show their significant other how they feel about them and have a need to top it from year to year. What's more socially jaded is when they feel they need to spend exuberant amounts of money.
In my opinion this is a day to spend time together, call family and friends. I think human contact can be more enriching than any elaborate gift. Having said that I do love jewellery.
Posted by: Laura | February 17, 2009 at 09:50 PM
I greatly enjoyed your slide show, by the way. Nice to see happy couples celebrating together. As for the food, it's a work of art!
Posted by: Laura | February 17, 2009 at 09:56 PM
I just bought my wife 50 roses for her 50th so I was off the hook for V day. I did get an offer in email from microplace (microfinancing, google it) that if I invested just 20 bucks I would get a bag of heart shaped chocolates sent to someone special. I try to invest there each month, so this month comes with chocolate on V day:. Besides 3% return is better than the online banks pay. At 20 bucks a pop that is a lot of chocolate for all the chicks in one’s life.
Posted by: Jeff | February 17, 2009 at 11:45 PM