Valentine, love, friends, men, hockey and Harry...
When you are single and don’t have a ‘Valentine’… it is important to spend Valentine’s day/weekend doing things to stave off that nagging depression over being ‘alone’ on the day/weekend the world celebrates ‘couples’ and love. Every where I look there are hearts and flowers and people saying ‘I love you’ and it is hard on my heart when I realize it has been several years since anyone other than my parents, brother, best girlfriends has said those three little words to me. And the last time I heard those three words-- they were a lie spewing from my ex-husband’s mouth as he tried to manipulate me to get what he wanted. Come Monday the world will stop, slow down and say ‘I love you’ and I… will go to work and physical therapy and go home like any other Monday. What can I do? Why-- fall in love of course! Last night I spent an hour and a half falling in love with incredibly sexy, good looking and adorable Dermot Mulroney as I sat in a darkened theater with my girlfriend watching
The Wedding Date. I love dark-haired men… and he is one of those quietly sexy, understated men that most people overlook because he doesn’t have ‘Brad Pit’ fame status. But let me tell you… he’s never looked better than he did in that movie. I fell in love with my girlfriend for being the sweetest, kindest person I will ever know and for her friendship over the last 15 years. She’s been there through all my heartaches, tears, and happiness too. Today my parents gave me their traditional Valentine’s day gift of chocolate and a stuffed animal and I fell in love with them for all that they do and have done for me. I ate pancakes with a dear friend and his kids and fell in love with them for the laughter, fun and friendship they bring to my life. I spent the afternoon buying Valentine gifts for my friends to celebrate them. Watched Richard Gere in
Shall We Dance and renewed that love affair. Indulged in chocolate ice cream-- I love chocolate. And tonight… I fell in love with 24 men. Ice Hockey! The Bakersfield Condors came back to beat the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the best come-back victory game of the season to secure first place in the league again. They do make a heart soar with love when they win! And then there is ‘Harry’… Harry Connick Jr. who sings me to sleep on nights I don’t feel like being alone. A brilliant musician, with one of the sexiest voices ever, good looking and openly expresses his love for his wife, their marriage and his children. (Someone please tell me where I can find a man like Harry). I fall in love with Harry all over again tonight as he sings
Only You to me and wonders who I am in the
Other Hours. And tomorrow I hope to fall in love some more… making disappointing men, heartache, unrequited love, divorce and loneliness a distant memory from the past.
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Hallelujah sister!