valentine's day

i have three dates for v-day. they're all under the age of 8, naturally.
i've always believed, and still do, that valentine's day is a crock invented by greeting card and flower companies. so i don't know why it's bothering me this year (possibly because we have these boys all day, and that's just not my thing; possibly because everyone at work kept talking about their valentine's plans), but i really wish that i had just one date, and that he were closer to my age. and i really wish it would last longer than just that one date. maybe it was the vividness of that last dream. i don't know. for some reason, this just ain't my day this year.