valentines and half birthday

who can be against a holiday that was created for the giving of chocolates? yeah, so it's usuallly me, but not this year... this year, i got a valentine. ok, so it isn't from a love interest, but it's still really sweet, and yeah, there was dark chocolate with chili. also a few books on jewish customs and another present- for my half birthday. so maybe as an adult the half-years aren't as important as they were when we were four... but somehow it's stuck with me. not just from the memories of box-mazes in february (which no one builds for me anymore, now that i'm grown up) but also as a symbol. on my half-birthday i now celebrate giving my life to Jesus. that's a birthday in it's own light.
so happy valetines to those of you who haven't heard it yet. and happy birthday to those of you who chose the same rebirth.