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Happy Valentine's Day!

Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 8:28 AM

I hope you all started your morning with a little bit of red, pink, hearts or something sweet. :) For anyone who enjoys a little DIY, above are some fun and inexpensive ways to show your love.

Why not plant a pot of pink petunias and attach a message for the recipient to plant in their own garden to watch your friendship bloom. :) Sliced strawberries on skewers with the hulls pulled out make cute hearts for adults and kids alike. Feeling crafty? How about making some heart-shaped lavender bath melts for someone special in your life? Here's the recipe via the blog 'Be Beautiful'.

As we celebrate this day of love, I wanted to wish you all a lovely Valentine's Day! May each of you ALWAYS know just how much you are truly loved!

Do you have anything special planned today with your family or loved one? I'd love to hear about it! :)

Datevitation Valentine's Review & Giveaway!

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 9:22 AM

Have you been racking your brain trying to think of what kind of new, fun, creative and romantic gift you can buy or create for your special someone for Valentine's Day? Well, I've got something that covers all that ground and if you stick around until the end of the post you'll have a chance to win this great gift!

But first, a company named Datevitation contacted me a couple weeks ago wanting to sponsor my blog. They also generously offered to have me review one of their custom products and have me raffle one off here for on of my lucky readers. Pretty sweet, right?! If you haven't heard of Datevitation before, they are a totally fresh approach to the love coupon books. They are the web's first online platform to create a custom love coupon book. Unlike the pre-packaged love coupon books on the market, you pick the dates and can customize the text to your liking. Once you are done customizing the text in your book, Datevitation will print out and ship it to you in a ready-to-gift box. What's neat is that their library contains over 200 date ideas ranging from skydiving to a picnic in the park

They also have over 60 book cover options to suit any occasion, not just Valentine's Day. What I love most about this kind of gift is that you're making memories together instead of buying things that your honey may or may not need. Time spent together building memorable moments are always treasured in our home. I'm thrilled that my Datevitation book will be part of hubby's Valentine's gift this year. Shhhh, don't tell! ;)

When I visited the website, they made it so easy for me. It literally took me about 7 minutes to build my book and check out! I really like the quality of the their booklets. The pages are part matte/part glossy (not too shiny which I like) and each date page had a perforation so your love can tear them out and redeem them complete with a 'redeemed date' that you can fill out.

Now it's your turn!! Enter to win a Datevitation book of your very own to create for your love. Simply enter via the Rafflecopter entry form below as regular blog comment entries will not count. Please note that the first 3 entry criteria are mandatory, the others optional, to win. This giveaway will end on Jan.30th and I'll announce the winner on Jan.31st. Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time to create your book and have it shipped to you before Valentine's Day! *Open to U.S. Residents only.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Don't want to wait to see if you win the giveaway? Books normally start at just $20 so it makes for a thoughtful yet economical gift. But as a special treat for The Classy Woman readers, you can use the code 'CLASSY' at checkout for $10 off any purchase in January. That means you can get your sweetie a custom love coupon book for Valentine's Day starting at just $10!

Thanks for reading & Good Luck!

XO

Love isn't Complicated

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 5:05 PM

It was never intended for us that love be complicated, or filled with expectations and grandiose plans on one particular day. We were meant to love each other unconditionally every day as He first loved us. Here are some simple thoughts for your day.....

"Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law." ~Romans 13:8

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God."

~1 John 4:7

Today hubby and I are relaxing, having a low-key kind of day and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Wishing you all a wonderful Valentine's Day surrounded by those who love you. :)

Here's what I was up to the past few years on Feb.14th. Check it out by year: 2011, 2010, 2009. Last year's post was my favorite, a story told in pictures.

*images: (1) (2)

Valentine's Day in Pictures

Monday, February 14, 2011 at 9:37 AM

Hello Lovelies! I hope you are having a sweet start to your day! Since my hubby and I are miles apart while he continues to study at NYU and I'm in our Florida home we're celebrating together in spirit. I got a chance to surprise him by staggering a few handmade valentines cards and popping them in the mail to brighten up his study time and I got a sweet phone call this morning followed by a ring of the doorbell with a delivery of beautiful flowers just moments ago. My heart melted. :)

Although we are celebrating together from afar, I'll be hanging out solo today. What's a girl to do? Have a 'me' day of course! ;) I'll be leaving for tea and a light lunch shortly at one of my favorite vegetarian cafes. I'm not vegetarian, but their food is amazing! Then I'll be heading to the spa for a facial, using up the rest of a gift certificate that hubby gifted me with before Christmas. So, I guess you could say it's the gift that keeps on giving!

I also have a date with this yummy looking s'mores cupcake later tonight...