valentines

If it were up to me, every day would be Valentine's Day and everyone would have a Valentine and no one would begrudge the day or be ashamed of it.

I love Valentine's Day.  I am such a sucker for it.  Starting mid-January, I start seeing everything in light of Valentine's Day.  And every year since high school, I've made these adorable paper elephant valentines.  They are perfect and amazing and completely Katie.

I don't even care if I have a Valentine or not.  I just love the season.  I guess I'm just all girl in that regard.

The other day I bought some beautiful dark pink roses.  They are now in full bloom, sitting on the kitchen counter and so stinkin' lovely.

And maybe it's not the day per se, maybe it's just the month leading up to it -- the combination of everything:  winter, white, snow, against the reds and pinks and purples.  Maybe it's the hope that love brings in the midst of winter... <3