While the rest of you were out getting wined and dined, I sat at home nursing a chest cold and watching the snow fall. At least I had a friend available to send me links to good fanfic to read.
People tend to refer to Valentine's Day as a Hallmark Holiday. This bugs me because it's not entirely accurate. It's been around a heck of a lot longer than Hallmark.
Here's a nice article from history.com with some details.