Saturday is going to be a special — and costly — day for me and my girlfriend. Instead of our normal Saturday schedule consisting of sleeping and relaxing, we expect to do something different.

Why? Because according to legend, some priest named Valentine signed a love note before he was martyred around 269 A.D.

I’ve been dreading this day since Christmas. I can’t take two steps into a store without seeing or hearing about Valentine’s Day. Like the controversy over the “Boober Bowl,” it won’t go away. Tick, tock, tick, tock. It’s only four days from now.

Quite frankly, I’m sick of it. What’s the point of all of this? When we awake on Sunday, we are still going to love each other. Besides having a nice gift or two, some PF Chang’s in our stomachs and roses that will be dead a few days later, our relationship will remain the same.

Instead of celebrating this day, which so many people hate, why not look for a new day to celebrate? There are so many other upcoming days that go unappreciated and could be much more fun than Valentine’s Day.

You and your significant other could celebrate “Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo-Day” on Feb. 20. At noon, citizens are asked to go outdoors and yell “Hoodie-Hoo” to chase winter away and prepare for spring.

Once all of that fun wore off, everyone could break out their curling brooms, shoes and sliders on Feb. 23 and celebrate “Curling is Cool Day.” Who knows — the next Olympic gold medal-winning curler could be you!

If you aren’t busy perfecting your “double-takeout” shot, make sure you celebrate “What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day” on March 3. You can spend countless hours imagining Sparky opening his own cans of dog food and scooping up his own poop.

Don’t all of these days sound more productive than Valentine’s Day? It’s time to pay more attention to these days instead of a day where you are supposed to do things that should be done anyway.

Ahhh …tick, tock, tick, tock. Only 13 days to International Pancake Day!