For some reason, this Valentine’s Day has felt completely different from the past ones. Usually I have a bitterness towards Valentine’s Day. Instead of enjoying a dinner with a companion, I get to eat by myself AND pay for my meal. Or instead of getting really dressed up to go on a date, I get to change from my church clothes to my sweats to watch another episode of the Kardashians. But this one has been entirely different from past ones.
I don’t know if you have ever moved to a different city, changed careers, moved off to college, but every time I do, there is an anxious/excited/nervous feeling that I get. It is a feeling that I have to make the most of my time left in that stage of life before I move on to the next one. In 170 days, I will be leaving a city that has brought me so much joy the past two years. I feel every feeling that I felt when I said goodbye to my parents after they dropped me off at my college dorm, after I walked across the stage at UT Knoxville to get my diploma, and after I said goodbye to my first ever class. It is an anxious/excited/nervous feeling.
I have been experiencing those feeling this past week. I have been hit in the face about how much I take the people around me for granted.
Nashville experienced its second round of snow apocalypse this past week. Day one was me enjoying every second of being off. Day two was boredom and deep cleaning my house. Day three was pure sadness that we had yet another snow day. I really didn’t realize how much I missed my kiddos till I walked into school Friday morning and was greeted by their always smiling faces. I have 21 kids were love me every day despite how much of a grinch I am. They give the best hugs, cards, laughs, jokes and I take them for granted every day. They are my 21 love bugs that I have the blessing of knowing all 21 little quirks.
This weekend was also a reminder of how blessed I am with DEEP friendships in Nashville. Not only did 14 girls get together to celebrate being single by watching “How to be Single” (great movie… highly recommend it) but we also got to celebrate two of my favorite people. My house had a shower for my dear friends Becca and Eric and it amazed me how 60 people can come over and REALLY love two people well.
I have so many people in my life that I love and that love me. They are my every day Valentines. I take them for granted the majority of the time and don’t realize it till I have a countdown of days till I have to say goodbye (only for 11 months #dramatic) Valentines Day isn’t only to love on your boyfriend, girlfriend, fiancé, spouse. It is also a time to look around and see how many people you have in your life that give you so much joy and happiness. Take time today to tell people who mean the most to you that you love them.
Take your biffle on a date!
Shout out to my forever date biffle @JordanTrotter and for fried cookie dough egg rolls from Jacksons.
Remember.. “You will always be my boo.” – Usher
