The Day Cupid Shoots Arrows Into Your Butt

Valentine's Day. The day where men rush out to buy the women in their lives candy and flowers. This Valentine's Day was the first I had with a significant other and it wasn't what I expected. I expected a day filled with happiness with flowers and candy. Neither happened. One it was a school day, filled with papers and quizzes and homework that kept my boyfriend's mind pretty stressed the whole day. Another, was my crazy up and down emotional state. Could I have written out a better Valentine's Day? Could I have predicted the roller coaster it ended up being? Crying, anger and unhappiness filled the day. My poor boyfriend tried. Tried to take me out on a picnic and get Chinese. Tried to cheer me up, but it just wasn't happening. His car had been broken down for about 2 weeks and he finally got it fixed that day and I was just in a mood some guys would call "the typical PMS". Nothing was cheering me up. After having our picnic, which he ended up cheering me up and making me laugh and smile we headed back to campus to get back to homework. I walk in and the smiles and laughter of everyone going out to dinner and me coming back to homework made me sad. I didn't want to do homework. I didn't want to be at school. I wanted to be out painting the town red...or pink. Unfortunately I really couldn't have a choice in the matter with papers due in just a few hours. I tried to make it the best I could, but I wasn't in the most jolly mood. After getting all our homework done and turning it in we headed to our separate dorms to go to bed. I was up all night, not feeling well and just wanting to go to sleep so I could get some amount of sleep before I had to get up early for my Developmental Psychology class. I lay awake in my room with my roommate fast asleep and just prayed I would go to sleep. The next morning I woke up later than I wanted and hurried and got dressed so I could meet my boyfriend for breakfast. I come downstairs, not feeling well and just ready to go back to bed, to find my boyfriend with a bag full of candy, a stuffed bear and a cup of coffee. Could I have asked for a better morning? I look back over the day and I wonder, was it as bad as it seemed? No, God wanted to show me something. Life isn't about what you get, or about how you feel. It's about making the best out of even the worst of situations. My day was far from bad, it wasn't the greatest, but it's one I am truly thankful for. I learned a lot about myself and what God wants to change in me. I had a great Valentine's Day, because not only did I get to spend it with a wonderfully amazing guy who cares about me a lot, but I was loved by the creator of the world. He loved me and showed me love like never before. Thank God today for even the worst of days, maybe he's trying to show you something.