V-day or Doomsday?

Well, V-day is upon us, and all I can say is PHOOEY! Sooo...I've decided to come up with a list of reasons why I'm thankful I don't have a "Valentine" this year.

1. Gifts. Oh how I love to receive. But when it comes to buying someone special the perfect V-day gift, how stressful! Especially if you haven't been in a relationship very long or you just don't know him that well yet. What if I spent more than him? What if he spent more than me? Well, I guess that last one wouldn't be all that bad, would it? Hmmm...might need to rethink this one. LOL!

2. I'm sure there would be a date night. So I'm going to go into a sub-list of why this would be awful.

A) I would have to get a new outfit. I heart shopping...unless I'm looking for something super specific, and then I hate it. It just takes all the fun out of it. And then the outfit might not fit in a month, or Spring will be here and it will be too warm to wear it again, or we will break up and then I would have that stupid outfit to look at as a constant reminder of what was. Sigh...

B) I would have to find a babysitter. Finding a babysitter on Valentine's weekend is a challenge in itself. Once I were to find one, while I'm out enjoying a nice dinner or whatever, I would be mentally calculating how much to pay the babysitter. And is Coby okay? Is he getting as much love and attention as he deserves?

C) Lap-Band. Would he wonder why I'm eating so slow? Would he wonder why I'm not eating much at all? And if I tell him, will he ask lots of nosy questions? And then there's the gas...the burping would begin! How awful!

3. Chocolates. I'm sure he would think it nice to bring me candy. But for a Bandster, not so much fun. I wouldn't be able to eat it. And then would he get offended because I didn't eat his yummy gift?

4. Flowers. They will die. They will smell. They will leave a dried up mess on the floor as I'm trying to carry them to the trash.

Isn't all this just AWFUL?!?! I just don't even think I could stand it. The stress alone is enough to make it one of the most horrible holidays ever!

Oh...who am I kidding? Bring on the presents, I'd shop til I dropped, take Coby with us on the date, care less what he thought about my Band, eat at least ONE chocolate, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE getting flowers! Now...if I could just find a Valentine....