Hard to be a sourpuss today...

I'm supposed to be all bitter, right? Since it's Valentine's Day and I'm single? With no prospects?

I'm not.

I unexpectedly got to spend time with good friends over cocktails and snacks last night (the sure cure for what was ailing me after a loooong and taxing day at work).

This morning, as I arrived at work, I got a special Valentine from a former co-worker who, every V-Day, leaves boxes of See's Candies in the mailboxes of all the women he works with. He never leaves notes or calls attention to his generosity. He's completely stealthy about it, mysteriously distributing the chocolate in the wee hours of the morning. And I was thinking recently that since I'd changed jobs, I'd miss out on that lovely tradition this year.

I didn't. And I was touched. No, really. That was really sweet.

Then, I got upstairs to find that a current co-worker had treats for all of us. Yay! More chocolate!

My employers got everyone on staff a really, really nice gift: windbreakers with the company logo on them.

And then I came home to find this really cool Valentine from my pal Kim in my mailbox, complete with a temporary tattoo and everything!

I can't help but smile, despite the exhaustion of a stressful week (and a 4 a.m. wake-up call today!).

My heart feels very full. I hope yours does too.

XXXXOOOO