I know this will make me sound like a completely horrible person-hey at least I am an honest horrible person. J 

It is funny, for Valentines Day I received flowers and a lovely Faerie, from two different people.  I was not all that excited about the flowers and the faerie was lovely but somehow I was happy and yet not???

The reason?  I did not really care about either of the two people. I was thankful…but not grateful (cringe…I know I am evil!!!). It is funny, I could receive three dozen roses from someone and just be neutral.  On the flip side if the person I cared for sent me a rock, I would flip out. Ooh! Look at the pretty rock! There must be a deeper meaning.  The rock must symbolize his “solid” love for me.  The crevices must reflect our intertwined souls.  The squished dead bug underneath must mean ‘till death do us part’…bum bump a dum, bum bump a dum. Sigh…but no such luck.  I suppose that is what an evil person deserves. J I dare not speak this out loud, so I write it instead. LoL

Onward with St. Valentine!

Saint Valentine: Holy Priest of Rome: The date of this Saint Valentine's birth is not known. Along with Saint Marius and his family, Saint Valentine assisted the martyrs during the persecution they suffered under the rule of Claudius II (also known as Claudius the Goth and Claudius the Cruel). In addition, since Rome was at the time involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns, the emperor found it difficult to recruit the male populace into joining his military leagues. Believing this to be because Roman men objected to leaving their loved ones or their families, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements within the City of Rome. Saint Valentine and Saint Marius, however, continued to perform wedding ceremonies in secret. When it was discovered that Saint Valentine was defying the emperor's decree, he was apprehended and dispatched by Claudius to the Prefect of Rome.  Claudius was impressed by Valentine and attempted to convert Valentine to his pagan religion.  Valentine however stood solid in his beliefs and in fact attempted to convert Claudius.  Being unable to force the saint to renounce Christianity, Claudius ordered that Valentine be clubbed, stoned and then beheaded. According to tradition, while Valentine waited in prison for his execution, he corresponded with those under his care by sending letters and love notes to his parishioners. It is also believed that while incarcerated, the Bishop fell in love with a young woman who visited him during his confinement. According to some sources, this was the blind daughter (whose name may have been Julia) of Asterius, the jailer. It is said that God enabled Valentine to miraculously restore the girl's sight. Popular belief indicates that Valentine's farewell message to his love contained a closing that has now transcended time: "From Your Valentine." The saint was executed on February 14 in either 269 A.D. or 270 A.D., it is said that a tree bearing pink almond blossoms (a symbol of eternal love), grew near the grave/execution site. Pope Julius I is said to have built a church near Ponte Mole in the saint's memory at a location once known as Porta Valentini and now called Porta del Popolo.