Valentines Day means.....

'Valentines day', a day marked for celebration of love. Now non believers of valentines day could argue, saying everyday is a celebration of love. I am in complete agreement with them on this thought.Yes everyday is a celebration of love, and hell it should be. When two lovers meet, the glint in their eyes is a celebration of love, so is it when a wife and hubby wave each other bye when either or both are going off to work knowing that at the end of a weary day they would be returning back to each other; similarly, when a mother cuddles her child. Even the smallest things in life are celebrations of love. Then why celebrate Valentines day? Here is where I and the non believers of Valentines day part ways. Valentines day has a special meaning in my life and like millions of believers in this day who have their own reasons to believe in this day of love I too have a few excuses to consider this day special.



Roses and love age old bond

 Around 7 years back when I met my husband for the first time he was head over heels in love with me (thats what he says). Though i took quite some time to reach that stage with him. Oncei did reach there it was the most wonderful feeling. I was staying in a PG at Pune during those days studying for a small course. Away from home, this was my first hand experience at the new found freedom. My hubby, then my boyfriend, stayed in Bangalore. Destiny brought us together, a common friend being the catalyst. The initial days - the days when you have just expressed your feelings and the other person has accepted and reciprocated the same feelings - are magical. Expressing ones feelings with the help of the three words merely is not sufficient. One wants to say some more, do some more just to see that smile on the face, hear that chirp in the voice of the one he/she loves. The same smile used to light up my face, when I would receive the delivery of the most beautiful flowers sent by my hubby at my PG doorstep once every week. My roommates used to tease me making me blush and call my hubby 'deewana' meaning crazy. Distance did not matter when it came to expressing our love for each other. He used to surprise me by saying he wont be able to come to Pune and show up at my door with flowers and chocolates in his hands and then we used to spend the day together walking around hand in hand, lovely dinner in the evening. Everyday we met was a valentines day.

Today after 7 years things have changed. I dont receive flowers from my hubby every week and I dont get surprised when he returns home everyday after work. We hardly have time to walk around hand in hand since we have had our son because he would be the one holding our hands as we walk . Though we do squeeze out time for that every evening when my son is playing with his friends, some things can never be completely given up or changed no matter how influential 'change' is. The above mentioned changes would be a part of every married couples lives plus/minus a few variations and these changes happen gradually and are accepted. I dont expect my hubby to present me with flowers every week and I love it when my son runs towards us and breaks our hand lock in order to hold his moms and dads hand and I still have a smile on my face and a glint in my eyes when I see my hubby back from work every evening. Everything is perfect. But I would still like us to be the way we were 7 years back, someday, and that day is Valentines day. I find lovely flowers, as lovely as the ones I used to 7 years back, by my bedside when I open my eyes on that day, get surprised by the cards hidden at various places in the house which all say how much he loves me, wearing the dress he picks out for me, going out for dinner. And its not just us, there's love in the air all over that day, love songs on the radio, red heart shaped balloons everywhere, red roses prices on an all time high. Why not think of it as a day to feel and make someone u love feel special. After all in this busy, mundane, everyday life one should not miss an opportunity to express love to their loved ones.

So heres wishing everyone in love a Happy Valentines Day...let your love know how much you love him/her in a special, your kind of way :)