From Lila
Surprise! In &tost tradition, I’m keeping this one short and sweet, just how I like my men (kidding pt. 2!). Hate to break it to everyone, but I love Valentine’s Day - always have, and always will. Being in love is fabulous, being single is fabulous, being in an abstract situationship is - you guessed it - fabulous! Reflecting on where I was last Februry 14th is genuinely jarring. If only I could go back and pat little Lila on the back and tell her to strap in and order an Uber XL because she’s coming in HOT this Valentine’s Day, accessories & baggage et. all. When it rains, it pours, babies, and the love gods are on alllll &toster’s sides today. Why? Because I freaking say so! I hold my men like 5 year old me held my purses: dragging them. Kidding! Again! Love you handsomes <3 but today is about me.
I woke up this morning to a package sitting outside of my little New England cabin filled to the brim with cookies, chocolates, and a love note from none other than my mother, who makes Valentine’s Day electric every single year. So no, this Valentine’s Day I’m not feeling bitter, I’m feeling fantastic because of how many people I have to love around me. I love you so, so much. SO much!!!!!!!!
Anyways, be bitter all you want Gogo, but I’ll be taking the day by storm today, tomorrow, and every single day until February 14th, 2026 (jeepers!). Who knows … maybe I’ll be on a private yacht in St. Barths this time next year.
XOXO
From Gogo
Hello my silly little Valentines. This morning I woke up… bitter! And I always do on February 14th. I called my mother and was ranting to her about all of the photos of couples shopping, eating, kissing, dancing, and being so miserably cute. And I know I am my mother’s daughter because she replied, “Oh god, it’s so fucking obnoxious.” And you know what? It is! How dare the happy people not consider all of their sad and lonely friends? It is OUR day. WE get to mope around, eat chocolate, be disgusting, and judge to our hearts content, and you better give us the space to do it.
But, as my counterpart Lila said to me this morning, being single is so fun. As Honey Boo Boo once put it, “I dunno why anyone would want a boyfriend. Too much drama for me. No thank you. Bye.” As I pondered this, my heart of ice began to melt. Why am I focusing all of my energy on others and not on me? So I put Instagram down because if I can’t see those happy-go-lucky people, then they can’t hurt me and I can’t hurt them. Everyone is much happier that way. So I’m sorry if my rant offended anyone, but respectively, just give me some space.
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