Holidays from Home

Today was the virtual Valentine’s Day party and it was fabulous. I have to admit I woke up with a bit of a Valentine’s wobble, wondering why am I doing this, I’m tired and I’ve kind of had enough of love, I wish I could just forget it was Valentine’s Day – the exact feelings I’d created the party to prevent other people from feeling!

I was greeted by a fab bag of presies from my Mum, including a heart mug, some jammie dodgers, heart sweets and a necklace. It was a lovely surprise and just having somebody show they cared meant a lot. The first sign that love comes in many forms.

I then threw myself into the virtual party and have had such a lovely time, it’s made all the hard work worthwhile. The best part has been the interactions online with the other party goers. The general consensus was that the Cupid style archery got the thumbs up for being both romantic and anti-romantic at the same time. The virtual rose garden was a hit with people posting their own photos of roses in their garden.

It was so good to be able to chat to people who understood, who appreciated what it was like to be home for Valentine’s Day and we talked about anything and everything from the virtual party, to life in general, hobbies, family, all the usual things you would talk about at a party. We may have been typing; but it felt like a real conversation, a proper meaningful interaction between people all over the world. I felt surrounded by old and new friends and that sense of loneliness, so common with being single and alone at Valentine’s Day, slipped away somewhere around 10.30 am this morning and never returned.

I feel happy and relaxed now after a day with friends. Friendship really is one of the most important forms of love. It’s the most fun I’ve ever had on Valentine’s Day and I am already looking forward to next year.

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