Valentine's Day 2012

So I know that in my last post, I said I was my own Valentine this year. When we woke up on Tuesday morning, Sergio and I had no plans of doing anything special or out of the ordinary for Valentine's Day.

Last year, we had a very romantic evening in. He got ready at his parent's house, I got ready at our apartment and gussied up for him. I actually wore my wedding dress! (The one I wore for our reception, not the gown - can you imagine!?) I prepared a delicious meal for us, set the mood in our entire apartment just right, etc. It was great.

This year, however, since we're at his parent's house, we were both working all day, and really didn't feel like having a night out on the town, we were content to embrace the day as just another day. Besides, Valentine's Day is corny and insignificant, right?

Well, yes and no (the classic English major answer to all of life's tough questions). Our culture's interpretation of it, for the most part, is definitely shallow. It's riddled with obligatory expectations, selfish motivations, and vacuous understandings of love. And yet, when we're given a day that at face value celebrates love, albeit for the purpose of consumerism, for those of us who do have a complete understanding of love, why not eliminate the fluff and the filth and embrace a celebration of love?

So, on a whim, on my way home I stopped at Lark bakery and purchased four cupcakes. I also stopped at Trader Joe's for a super quick, cheater meal. That's right, frozen food. (Enter suspenseful organ music here). When Sergio came home, we went outside, turned on the fire pit, and enjoyed a simple, super fast dinner by firelight. It was a far cry from last year's effort in preparation, but it was just as special to me!

We got to step away from chores a house can be decorated with, and just enjoyed one another. He told me about his day, and I told him about mine. We told each other what the Lord is teaching us in this season of life and what we look forward to in the next. We prayed with one another and expressed our thankfulness to God for this temporary marriage.

Right now, very little after the month of May is planned. We have no idea where we'll be or what we'll be doing. What we do know is that we'll have our Lord, and we'll have each other. I often call Sergio my companion on life's journey. I don't think I've ever felt the weight of those words more than I do now. Sometimes, when you're on a trip, you know exactly where you're going. But other times, you're somewhere unfamiliar and you rely heavily on trust. Well, I trust my husband, the driver. He's trusting the road signs he's given on the way as God reveals His will to us according to His plan and timing. Getting the opportunity to stop for a minute or two and just refresh that marriage relationship is like a rest stop to refuel before you hit the road again. (That was the last road trip - marriage analogy, I promise).


So, all in all, great Valentine's Day. Another great year. Same great husband. Same great, great God.

P.S. The cupcakes were out of this world! ;)