Valentine’s Day <3

 

So I know Valentine’s Day brings with it a multitude of mixed emotions from feeling utterly happy and loved to those who are completely neutral about the day because hey tomorrow is just Friday to those who claim they’ll forever be alone and their feelings of loneliness creep in during this supposed romantic holiday.  Valentine’s Day is a highly commercialized holiday because in my opinion, you don’t need a calendar to tell you to get your sweetie flowers or go on a nice dinner date.  But, being the hopeless romantic that I am, I do, indeed enjoy the holiday, whether I am single or taken.  And for those who are hustling to get a last minute Valentine’s Day card or stuck on what to say or simply wish to leave a cute note, I’ve compiled a list of some of the (in my opinion), cutest, most romantic, and sweetest sentiments and quotes.  Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!  XOXO

 

1.  “Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.” – Albert Einstein

2.   “When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.” – William Shakespeare

3.  “You are the only thing in life that I got right.” – Yellowcard

4.  “You know you’re in love when you don’t want to go to sleep because reality is better than a dream.” – Dr. Seuss

5.  “They say that love is forever.  Your forever is all that I need.” – Sleeping With Sirens

6.  “True love comes from more than just the heart.” – Pierce the Veil

7.  “At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.” – Plato

8.  “Cause on the list of everything I need, there’s air but first there’s you and me.” – Go Radio

9.  “I am thinking it’s a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned.” – Iron & Wine

10.  “I love the way the galaxy starts to melt when we become one.” – The Spill Canvas

11.  “There are unspoken words here.  We kiss poems.  Stories.  We kiss books.  Volumes of things left unsaid, emotions untapped.  We kiss loneliness.  Heartbreak.  Rejection, confusion, resentment, rage.  We kiss, scribbling hope onto pages left blank too long, and when they’re filled, we kiss joy.  Elation.  Longing.  A spark of desire fanning quickly toward flame… And there we stop.  Close the covers.” – Ellen Hopkins

 

First Dance Songs

This is a completely random post for a multitude of reasons, the number one being that I am not about to get married.  I do not even have a boyfriend, and frankly I don’t even know if I’ll ever get married; nonetheless, still being the hopeless romantic that I am, every so often I hear a song and think to myself, ‘Wow, if I ever get married, I want that song to play as my first dance as a married couple.’  So, I thought I’d share the list.  Mind you, these songs will not be found in bridal magazines for being the top romantic songs, these are ‘different’ wedding songs.  They’re romantic, but they aren’t necessarily all mushy gushy ballads nor are they classic first dance songs.  Like me, I hope you hear weddings bells when you listen to each of these songs, though:

 

1.  Goo Goo Dolls’ “Come To Me” : The song is all about a couple and incredibly sweet and with a bridge like: Take my hand in this empty room/You’re my girl, and I’m your groom, how can it not be the most perfect first dance song at a wedding?

 

2.  Hoobastank’s “Lucky” : You make me feel lucky as I can be….again the lyrics of this song make it so fitting.

 

3.  Barry Louis Polisar’s “All I Want Is You” : Many of you will recognize this cute song from the movie Juno, but this acoustic rhyming song is not only adorable but definitely appropriate: All I want is you, will you be my bride/
Take me by the hand and stand by my side.

 

4.  Yellowcard’s “Dear Bobbie” : Now, if you read the lyrics it may seem a tad bittersweet.  An older gentleman talks in the beginning, middle, and end of the song about he and his wife and their wonderful life together.  It’s an incredibly sweet song, but the chorus is as follows: Because when I die/Then I die loving you.  The sentiment rings true, but usually weddings are about happy beginnings; I guess this one’s about preference and how one would want their first dance to kick off the next journey of their lives together.

 

5.  Plain White T’s “1,2,3,4” : Such a catchy, cute, pop laden love song.

 

6.  Pierce the Veil’s “Kissing In Cars” : This one I can guarantee is on no one’s list because it’s about a car crash.  BUT, I am in love with this band, and this song is very gorgeous and slow and despite the hints of despair it does have a wonderful message about love, so it works for me.

 

7.  Hall & Oates’ “You Make My Dreams” : Because the person you’re marrying should make your dreams come true and who doesn’t enjoy a bouncy song that insists you smile?  Your first dance is a happy moment, so I like it.

 

8.  Sum 41’s “With Me” : I know this may be surprising because when I hear Sum 41 I think of their angst-filled jam, “Fat Lip.”  But this slow song is truly moving and the song speaks of holding onto a moment, and a wedding is a pretty damn good moment to hold on to.

 

9.  Jimi Hendrix’ “Angel” : Solid guitar and breathtaking lyrics, what more could you want?

 

10.  Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven” : The classic ballad, ’nuff said.

 

A Dying Breed

I must admit something: I am a hopeless romantic.  But, I want to clarify something, when I call myself a hopeless romantic, that does not mean I am hopeless and desperate to find love.  Hopeless romantics love love.  Hopeless romantics believes in passion, chivalry, true love, and we love always and forever.  We are the dreamers of the world; we are positive when it comes to love, and we are sincere.  We’re hopeless though because we are not made for today’s standards, and we are few and far between.

That was quite a sweeping statement I just made about myself and all other hopeless romantics, so let me explain.  I adore anything related to love.  I want to hear how a husband proposed to his wife.  I cry at weddings (even if I don’t know the couple very well).  I enjoy watching romantic films (The Notebook is one my favorite movies), and I’m interested in reading books with a good love story.  I write about love in my poetry.  I listen to countless songs on the subject of love.  I have a soft spot for slow, acoustic ballads and love songs (Death Cab For Cutie’s I Will Follow You Into the Dark).  I even really like Valentine’s Day.

I give my all in relationships; letting the other person know I miss him, I think about him, I care about him, I’m here for him, and I love him.  I don’t hold back; I say what I feel, and I allow myself to be vulnerable.  I’ve been hurt by love before, but I’m not bitter.  I’m a firm believer that if you love someone, you love them forever and always, because if you stop loving someone, then you never really loved them at all.  Love is not finite.  Hopeless romantics looks on the bright side of things.  I know there is someone out there for me.  Love exists; I’ve seen it.  It will happen when I least expect it.

Hopeless romantics are a dying breed and we don’t fit into today’s society.  How many other people get letters from the one they love?  I write letters to the person I love when we are separated by distance and even if we are close.  I write poetry for the person I love.  I leave sticky notes for the person I love that say sweet, little things.  I text the person I love sappy love song lyrics and quotes about love.  I believe in grand gestures.  I want a guy to throw rocks at my window, and when I open it he’s out there singing to me with a boom-box in hand.  I want a fancy dinner in the park at sunset.  I want someone to be chivalrous: holding doors for me, pushing in my chair, waiting to eat his food until I return.  I want someone to remember a little detail about me and surprise with a fantastic birthday gift.  I adore surprises and I love surprising others.  I want to stay up late with someone simply talking.

Maybe I’m unrealistic in my expectations.  Maybe this stems from watching Disney’s fairytales at a young age, and wanting my own happy ending.  Maybe I have these unbelievable ideals because I’ve seen The Notebook too many times.  Or, maybe this is how love should be.

 

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