TWENTY DAYS of LOVE.....Day Seventeen

February 10 ‘TWENTY DAYS of LOVE’

     Day Seventeen 

One, two or even five pound boxes of candy are great to receive but who needs all those calories?  A small four piece box or five is a nice gift to receive.   Being the creative person, I sometimes can be, I picked up a plastic heart shape box and put miniature candy bars inside for my husband.  The box can be recycled and used for another purpose.  Today my gift was a box with six chocolates inside.  The amount is perfect as the candy won’t be sitting around for weeks upon weeks.  Of course with any of the gift ideas you can actually tweak them as I did with today’s.  While at one of the stores I frequent for my gifts, I found that the area where Valentine’s items were stick seemed a tad bare.  Perhaps they moved them to another part of the store, but I doubted it.  There are only a few days left till Valentine’s Day.  I’ve been seeing many offers for dinner specials for Valentine’s Day.  No doubt with the holiday falling on a Friday, restaurants will be quite busy.  If you’re planning to go out, might be in your best interest to make a reservation.  

The e-card challenge to my husband is going well.  Today I did two by mistake so I sent both; one was a football themed card and one with cowgirl.  He is enjoying receiving them and said he’s already looking forward to tomorrow’s.  You do realize that surprises aren’t just for the days leading to Valentine’s Day.  You can do this anytime during the year.  Maybe pick out a month, do a seven days of love or five; it’s up to you to decide.  Today I’m sharing a rather cynical view of Valentine’s Day.  Not to deterrent you from celebrating but a view on why we need a day for showing love; it should be every day. 

Until tomorrow....enjoy your Monday. 

Gift Idea Day Eighteen

 A bottle of sparkling grape juice and/or champagne and two fluted glasses. 

           JUST ANOTHER DAY

               (A Cynical View)

            © Scottie-ann Murphy

  

It is just another day for many....St. Valentine’s Day

      Another holiday for many businesses enterprises to make money

A cynical observation....though some will 

           agree

Valentines cards, flowers, chocolate   

          candy and romantic dinners 

    All symbolic items representing February 

           fourteenth gifts for the one you hold 

                dear

      Every year a card with words of love, a   

             dozen red roses, box of candy 

                      and a dinner 

         Nice as they are to receive....flowers    

              wilt and die....cards put in a drawer    

                         or trash bin eventually 

             The chocolates devoured and soon                         

                     forgotten expect on the 

                                  waistline 

                 It’s always the same each  

                        year....cards, flowers, candy 

                            and dinner 

                    Nevertheless something new 

                           would be a welcome   

                                   surprise 

                            Each Valentine’s Day is just    

                                    another day....except    

                                        for florist,

                                            candy makers,

                                               card companies,

                                                 and restaurants 

                                              

Why is there a day set aside to show how   

     much we appreciate that one special 

           person in our life? 

Shouldn’t we show them every day?