I love LOVE

And if you would have told me a few years ago I’d be saying that, I would have kindly asked you to go slaughter me out back.

Not even kidding. I never thought I’d be THAT GIRL who talks about deep, mushy feelings and caring so deeply for someone else. It’s not that I’m a cold-hearted wench, it’s that I’ve never been the type to shout my affections from the rooftops. In some senses, I’m still not. Ask Dane how I feel about PDA or being overly cheesy.

This picture reminds me of a scene straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting. Little did I know, I was about to freeze my buns off on a half-assed Canadian ghost tour. Ah crikey, $1 in the “No Swearing During Lent” jar.

In any case, I’ve found love and it feels good. Which is certainly not to say that I didn’t have love before. I mean my God, what’s not to love about this?

Yes, that would be my parents enjoying some quality time with the Mac Photobooth app the night before I moved to Detroit. If that doesn’t say love, I don’t know what does.

And if it’s unconditional love you’re searching for, I suggest you look into pet ownership. I mean, seriously, people. THAT FACE! What you don’t see in this photo is the food I was eating that she was so desperately hoping I’d drop. Irrelevant details, because THAT FACE!

But what about you? What about my fake internet friends loyal blog readers? I love you all, too. And I say that earnestly, because at this time last year I had about 11 blog readers and 9 of them were family members. That’s not to say that the 475 of you who follow always read, but I can pretend you do, right? I kid, I kid. I know you do, because your comments, e-mails, and the ACTUAL REAL LIFE RELATIONSHIPS I have formed continue to inspire and educate me daily.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

*for the record, I love LOVE, but I despise Valentine’s Day. I don’t buy into a commercial holiday when you should tell people you love them 365 days a year. But any excuse for me to use cute stationery, I suppose.