Sweetest Day

When i got up this morning, my husband told me to check on the kitchen table. He surprised me with a bouquet of flowers with chocolates. I asked him what's this for? He said it is for Sweetest Day and i asked him what is sweetest day, he said it is like valentine's day. I don't know about sweetest day because we don't celebrate that in Philippines. Well, i searched the meaning on wiki and this is what it says : Sweetest Day is an observance celebrated primarily in the Great Lakes region, and parts of the Northeast United States on the third Saturday in October. Once known as a day to spread love and cheer to the unfortunate, this popular holiday in the northern U.S. is now known as a day to show affection to the ones in your life whom you like. It is described by Retail Confectioners International as an "occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed. Sweetest Day has also been referred to as a "concocted promotion" created by the candy industry solely to increase sales of sweets. So to all of you i would like to greet a HAPPY SWEETEST DAY!