Easter Egg for Valentines

So, this particular blog is not being posted on my google+ or my facebook or twitter accounts. In a way, it's like an Easter Egg on a DVD for you. If you really care to read my blogs, you'll find it. And if you don't, then you'll never know. Hence the title. Moving on.

When I was younger, I my first celebrity crush was Cary Elwes, of Men in Tights and Princess Bride fame. And that's what I thought I wanted for a long time. Someone valiant, snarky, who would do everything to protect me, his Buttercup or Maid Marian. Then I got older, and I wanted the Doctor. Someone to run around with having all sorts of amazing adventures, learning new things, going new places. Now I'm not saying I'm completely mature, but I think my tastes have grown quite a bit.

Now I want a romance like Marshall and Lily. Best friends that love the hell out of each other, can joke around, are super supportive, and rarely mushy. Because love isn't holding in your farts. Love isn't doing your makeup perfectly every time you see them. Love isn't putting on a fake persona to match what they like. Love isn't abuse. Love isn't a power struggle. Love isn't a lot of things that the world would like us to think.

This isn't going to be one of those posts where I tell you everything like I'm an expert on the subject. Because I'm not. I missed the Juliet phase of my teenage life where I was hopelessly in love with a boy I barely knew. In fact, I had a lot of infatuations in my teenage years, but none of them were love. None of my relationships counted for anything, because I honestly wasn't in love with any of them. But all those experiences have shaped what love is for me now.

Love is: honesty, even when it really sucks. Loyalty, through the really tough situations. Laughter, whenever possible. Playing games with each other. Teaching that old dog a new trick. Cuddling up and watching their favorite movie, even though they recite the lines like a moron. Watching them do something stupid and crazy in front of your friends, and laughing instead of getting mad. Looking at each other, and knowing what's going through their minds. Accepting them where they are. Not trying to change them. Knowing their faults, and not having that change your perception of them. It's friendship set on fire. It's all those cheesy things and none of them at the same time. It's kind of awesome.

And I'll find it...eventually.