Happy Valentine's Day

So my friend April is the one that got me into Twilight and so after that I have been hooked so I hope my friends find the humor in the picture above. In Mexico February 14 is called "Dia del Amor y la Amistad" The day of love and friendship. For that reason I have always loved Valentines Day because it has been a day to celebrate friendships but I have realized that not too many people feel that way. People I have spoken to recently have mentioned how much they hated and how it just reminds them that they are either single or have to go all the way out to impress their significant other.

This was the 1st year I did not spend it with my friends and it sucked but it also made me think of the amazing friends that I have. My friends are all over the place literaly. They live in Hawaii, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, California, NY, S. Korea, Germany, and Portugal among other places.

A few years ago I went home and my Dad gave me some great advice about friends he said "A true friend will bring out the best in you and you will bring out the best in them." I love that advice because as I think of all my friends I realize how I am the person that I am because of them. They make me better and when I am not being my best self they tell me.

One of my favorite musical is Wicked. The musical ends with the Wicked Witch and the Good Witch singing a duet and these are my favorite lines:

It well may be That we will never meet again In this lifetime So let me say before we part So much of me Is made of what I learned from you You'll be with me Like a hand print on my heart And now whatever way our stories end I know you have re-written mine By being my friend... Because I knew you I have been changed for good

So to all my friends I hope you had a wonderful Valentines Day wherever you are. Thank you for making me a better person and for your amazing friendship and love. I hope that you continue to touch the lives of people in your part of the world as you have touched mine. Love you lots and miss you.