love.

tonight i worked on my valentine's day cards, in preparation for next monday. it got me thinking about love, and other mushy valentines-y things. i've been trying to figure out what love is. i think i have at least a start. 

love is getting in someone else's sleeping bag before they go to bed, just to warm it up for them.

love is sitting in an extra half hour of traffic, to bring someone left-overs you know they'll enjoy.

love is getting up at 4:45 to take someone to the airport.

love is holding hands, even when you don't want to, because you know they do.

love is patiently saying the same thing over and over again, until the other person believes you. 

love is eating dinner at the beach, even though its so windy the sand is stinging your ankles, because its a tradition.

love is giving someone a piggy back ride uphill because they don't want to walk.

love is wiping jamba off someone's face after they've had their wisdom teeth out and can't feel anything.

i'm not an expert. i mean, i'm only almost 20. but i've loved/i love a lot of people, and i think this is the beginning of being able to define love. it is way more than a few butterflies in your tummy, that is one thing i know for sure.