yesterday was valentine's day.
obviously, this comes as no surprise. however, it was the first valentine's day i've spent single in 6 and a half years.
my fiance broke my heart this past september when he decided that we were no longer making each other happy.
the thing is, he was right. and honestly, i have to be thankful that he decided to call it quits. because i don't know that i would have ever been strong enough to do so myself.
we broke up for a lot of reasons. but that's another story for another time.
anyway. a group of my seventh graders decided to have a "Singles Party" in honor of their single status on valentine's. i agreed to host the shindig in my classroom during lunchtime. it mostly consisted of them talking and eating too many sugary foods.
at one point, the girl who organized the party decided to make a toast of sorts: "here's to being single! all of us in the room, except for Ms. Salinas, are single."
i cleared my throat. "actually..."
they got the drift.
in an attempt to comfort me, the only male student in attendance gestured toward me and said, "the reason Ms. Salinas can't find the perfect man is because she's more perfect than all of them."
who needs a significant other when i've got 90+ students who light up my life on a daily basis?
