The Season of Love

            Whether you’re single or taken, it’s that time of the year!  Yes, Valentine’s Day is approaching.  I miss the old Elementary school days when everyone was your Valentine.  You’d have parties and get a bunch of treats along with cute little Valentines from your class.  I personal loved decorating the box to put them in.  Valentine’s Day definitely has a different feeling as you get older.  If you don’t have a “significant other” it can be kind of lonely. 

           
             I have found that a lot of products do really well during this season.  The jewelry, the flowers, the chocolates, but the movies, too!  I think one of the best parts is all the romantic movies that come out around that time.  In 2014, the movie, Endless Love, came out on Valentine’s Day and it was super cute.  This year, 50 Shades of Grey will be coming out based on the book, 50 Shades of Grey by E. L. James.  Considering its rated R and I would find it really awkward to see it with my parents, I think I’ll wait to see that one.  I love watching other movies though, like the Last Song, which is one of my favorite movies.  I also love to see guys buying flowers or chocolates to make someone happy, whether it’s their mom, girlfriend, boyfriend, or whoever!  It ALMOST makes up for being single. 

            
             Let’s not forget a LOT of songs are written about love and relationships, so there’s got to be a lot of inspiration for writing songs around this time.  Of course not all songs are written in the happier “life is good” kind of light.  In all seriousness, there is a spike of breakups and divorce right around Valentine’s Day.  Weird and unexpected, right?  So who knows, Taylor Swift may have a new single or album out around the day of February 14^th.  If you are feeling the love the listen to a song like Ed Sheeran’s new single.  I really love the song, “Thinking Out Loud”.

            
             Within the past year, there has been a weird occurrence of “Valentine’s Day Cards” on twitter consisting of inappropriate but hilarious “cards” for this occasion.  Knowing the people of the internet, not all of the jokes are appropriate, but they sure can make me laugh.  I don’t really know how this got started, I just saw a BUNCH on Twitter last year and they’ve started making an appearance for this year.  There have been a bunch of accounts created full of these “cards”.

            No matter how you chose to spend your Valentine’s Day this year, make it a good one!