Feb 14th in Wellington and its barely noticeable that it is Valentine's Day. The lack of commercialization is such a welcome change. There are a couple of hearts posted in stores, and some radio station contests to win romantic dates, but no ads, candies, flowers, cards bombarding you every where you turn to remind you that you are single, or if you're not single that you have to spend a lot of money on pointless things for this one day to prove to society you're committed to this relationship. I am not bitter about Valentine's Day, I'm just bitter about how much people spend on it, and I found it very nice here to not have that concept ruin the "Day of Love"
I spent Valentines Day at work and then playing soccer. After a fairly rough game, Dan, Richard and I drove back to the flat. In the car, Dan presented me with a card that he and Richard created for me on Photoshop, with hysterical personalized notes on the inside. We cooked a delicious dinner of chicken and pasta and then had wine and watched Californication with our other flatmate, Chris.
I am looking forward to this weekend, for a number of reasons. Dan just bought a Wii, I am sailing on Saturday, and it's Richard's birthday on Saturday night.
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