Valentine
Real love is flowers.
Real love is music and dancing.
Real love is walking on the beach.
Real love is fireworks.
Real love is poetry.
Real love is perfect.
Real love is common.
Real love is easy.
........real love is none of these.
28 Valentine's Days later I have finally started to realize just a tadbit of what true love really is:
28. Real love is smiling with a bag of popcorn and asking, "Hey, wanna watch Jeopardy?"
27. Real love is locking your keys in your car, but knowing someone will be right there.
26. Real love is being thankful when snot is wiped on your shoulder because it means at least it is coming out.
25. Real love is a pizza when the day has been long and hard, and he knows you need a rest.
24. Real love is cold feet between your knees in the middle of the night.
23. Real love is sharing your new sunglasses even though you know they will get broken just because the sun is in their eyes.
22. Real love is fixing a botched head shave with a smile.
21. Real love is locking the door every morning when you leave.
20. Real love is a spit covered fruit snack saved just for you.
19. Real love is sharing your heating pad.
18. Real love is going 4 days without makeup or a straight iron, and still being able to feel like a beloved queen beside a campfire.
17. Real love is getting dressed in the dark so you don't wake anyone up.
16. Real love is a homemade playdough pizza.
15. Real love is finding superheroes set up just for you when you wake up and look at your bathroom sink.
14. Real love is the tears few know about when you hear that first precious cry together.
13. Real love is grabbing their hand at the same time when a George song takes you both back.
12. Real love is hearing morning sickness, and still holding a fat sobbing woman after it.
11. Real love is an all-nighter because Santa and Mrs. Claus have trouble with assembly directions.
10. Real love is watching her wear a Christmas wreath and play family games without being ashamed.
9. Real love is ignoring her watching "The Walking Dead" at 2 am because she had to find out what was in the barn.
8. Real love is sleeping with arms and legs off of the bed because they needed more room in the middle.
7. Real love is that touch and sincere, "It's going to be ok."
6. Real love is holding them close while we read the Bible.
5. Real love is an, "I'm sorry, Mama." With big tears
4. Real love is working everyday and sometimes at night, and coming home with 3 hugs and a smile. No complaints.
3. Real love is coming within minutes of missing the opening song of your favorite artist because you are running all over Bobcats Arena to find a place for your lactating wife to take care of her situation since she's away from her baby.
2. Real love is stopping with car seat and hospital bags in hand for a split second to give that hug.
1. Real love is right here.
My Valentine's Day is happy.
