Greetings Romantic Readers!
We're a fortnight + two
days out from Valentine's Day—the perfect time to begin backwards planning the sincerest expression of our hearts.
Towards that end, we
bring you some suggestions based on what we've gleaned through the years.
DON'T wait till the last
minute!
DO plan ahead!
DO give it thought!
Here's an exceptional
example of that concept...
Sam had these postmarked
in Loveland, CO, Valentine, TX, Loving NM, and Romance, AR. Not sure how he managed it, but one arrived
each day (in order) before the Big Day.
He gets a Gold Star!
So…
DON'T automatically spend
a ton of money. (More easily accomplished
when you are: a. thinking ahead, b. not
feeling guilty, and c. poor.)
DO personalize
it.
Or Maybe a public
declaration is in order…
DON'T worry about how
long it will take for your man to clean it up/scrape it off!
DO go in with the
motto: More is Better!
Sometimes romance starts in the kitchen...
Like today when I, Maddie, went to wash dishes, realized I was out of dish soap and that I'd forgotten to ask Aaron to pick some up. But then I checked under the sink and found that he'd bought a bottle all on his own. Big Red Heart Points!!
DON'T forget to be thoughtful and observant every day.
DO show your love with soapy bubbles.
DON'T forget about the fridge...
Even if you DON'T have the luxury of playing with a full alphabet!
DON'T forget about the fridge...
Next, DON'T forget about Dear Old Mom…
DO save those priceless
mementos made with small hands—they'll prove to be astonishingly revealing…
Maddie, Maddie, Maddie—you always had a way with those adverbs!
So Readers, what are your DO's and DON'Ts? We want to know! If you have pictures, send them to us!
And DON'T forget to enter the February Burning Love Contest!
Because we DO love hearing from you!
With Candy Hearts All the Way Around,
Maddie and Lisa-Lou
Love the post cards! How precious, the mommy valentine from Maddie--think that may have brought on a tear or two!
ReplyDeleteHuh- I usually go small potatoes for Vday, but I'm rethinking that now. Might surprise the Biffster this year with something gooshy, mooshy, and FUN. Thanks for the nudge!
ReplyDeleteLove the cards! My favorite card was from to our daughter form her "boyfriend" when she was in the third grade. He had written on it: I love you and I love my mother, too. I love valentines, the gushier the better!
ReplyDeleteMy don't: Don't plan a romantic private ballroom dance lesson for you and your boyfriend, then realize several days beforehand that things are going downhill, go through with the date awkwardly, then break up with your boyfriend on the day after Valentines, in the same conversation where he intended to propose.
ReplyDeleteYes, this is based on experience. Your Valentine's will not be pleasant.
Do surprise each other. Think outside the box. When I heard some friends (with lovely voices) were doing singing telegrams, I hired them to serenade Sharon last year. She usually finds some super cute thing with balloons and sneaks it into my workplace, ninja style.
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