Random thoughts on love and marriage:

1. Valentine's Day. Last year, I really had a bug up my rear over this "holiday." While intellectually I do think that it's overcommercialized, overhyped, and generally stoopid, I still want a damn box of candy. Good thing he's so obliging.

2. Covenant marriage. NY Times had a blurb on covenant marriages today, which got me thinking: these marriages seem to me to be the adult equivalent of a middle school child saying "I like-like you." Then again, maybe this is the correct direction for fundamentalists: redefining their relationships and leaving the rest of us alone. If covenant marriage activists do get their way, maybe they'll loosen their grasp on good, old-fashioned marriage and let the rest of us marry and/or divorce whenever and to whomever we choose. That sounds like a possible win-win to me.

3. The state of my union. I adore this man. After all, he does buy me chocolates. The most wonderful, cheesy, sappy, romantic aspect of Valentine's Day is that it offers anyone a concrete date on which to ponder the state of their relationships. Chris and I had a wonderful weekend, even if we did have a fight on the way to the restaurant (I felt so sorry for our poor cab driver). We still argue, but we also still tell each other "I love you" every day and we try to laugh every day. I don't think it's possible to ask for more.