Friday, February 15, 2008

The day of St. Valentine

LOVE: Pronunciation: \l'ev\
Function: noun (but also a verb in MY book!)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof dear, Latin lubēre, libēre to please
Date: before 12th century
(1): strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties (2): attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3): affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests, warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion, the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration (4): a beloved person : darling —often used as a term of endearment (5)British —used as an informal term of address, unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as (6): the fatherly concern of God for humankind (7): brotherly concern for others, a person's adoration of God

Valentine's Day. Yeah. The day that is either loved or loathed by all. The one thing I don't understand is how and who chose Cupid to be the representative for Valentine's Day. When I think of Valentine's Day the last thing that comes to mind is a small chubby toddler in diapers with a freakin weapon. And let's face it, he is very inaccurate most of the time! But I guess when he's on, Cupid is really ON. I love my Valentine!
Dano took me to this really cute Tiki Bar Restaurant in Sunset Beach called "Sam's." We had a really nice time! We had a drink in the Tiki bar and a yummy dinner surrounded by bamboo.

Here's the non-dictionary definition:

LOVE: A wildly misunderstood although highly desireable malfunction of the heart which weakens the brain, causes eyes to sparkle, cheeks to glow, blood pressure to rise and the lips to pucker. ~ Author Unknown

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