Happy Valentine's Day
I know... I hear you... you think this is another blog from the single person on how horrible it is to be single on Valentine's day. However, Valentine's day is so much more than me being on the couch in my jammies by 7:00 PM with the dishes done and ready for bed already. I know you are jealous ;) For me, Valentine's day is bitter sweet. Seven years ago today, my family lost a huge part of us. My grandfather died. That left a huge hole in me. So much so that it took a long time for me to begin to function again. I have so many wonderful memories of my grandparents that even all these years later, I still expect to see Grandpa at family functions. I expect to hear his laugh, to see the twinkle in his eye, and feel the love he had for his family. My family was extremely blessed to have him in our lives and I miss him daily, but no more so than February 14th. Valentine's day is also my "gotcha" day for my Ladybug. She was my Valentine's presen