4.26.2007

St. Jordi's Day

Monday was St. Jordi's Day here in sunny Barcelona ...aka Valentine's Day!

Now most of you already know how I feel about "V-Day". In short, I think it's nothing more than a commercial ploy for retailers to boost 1st quarter earnings by pressuring guys into buying expensive dinners and chocolates and jewelry. I'll stop there, because I know this is a special day for many couples, and I'll never get a girlfriend with that attitude :)

Barcelona celebrates the big day in an interesting way. The guys buy their sweetheart a rose and the ladies buy their man a book. I like this. It's simple. It's romantic. And I like a good read.

I know you're all wondering though... no, I did not buy my sweetheart a rose, and I did not receive a book. Maybe next year.

1 comment:

stevie said...

This is a great solution to the endless problem of what to do on V-Day!!! We HAVE to bring this news to the Americas!!!