VALENTINE'S DAY IDEAS...

Here are a few ideas in case you're running low on time, cash or ideas this year for Valentine's Day! And remember, in the end it's taking the time out of your busy day to spend quanlity time with those you love that means the most. (And chocolate usually works too!)

Creative Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day:

1. Make a batch of heart-shaped cookies
2. Buy several boxes of kids' Valentines, and flood your partner with them
3. Give your partner one card every hour on the hour
4. Make a giant Valentine card on the back of a travel poster - and have vacation tickets taped to the poster!
5. Plan a solid day's worth of romantic music (see below for song ideas!)
6. Rent romantic movies and stay at home (see below for a list of possible movies)
7. Spend the weekend at a local Bed-and-Breakfast
8. Wake up early and make your partner's favorite breakfast in bed
9. Write out a check for 1 million kisses
10. Make a collage of old photos of the two of you, or the entire family, then give a gift certificate for photo processing or printing
11. Tape a Valentine to the rear-view mirror of your partner's car
12. Make a list of all the reasons you love the other person, and put it in a pretty frame
13. Use candy conversation hearts to write out out a romantic message on construction paper
14. Book a couples massage
15. Dress up for dinner, and hire in a personal chef to come and cook a romantic meal for the two of you (then leave the dishes in the sink until tomorrow!)

Romantic Movies:

1. An Affair To Remember
2. Bull Durham
3. Casablanca
4. Dirty Dancing
5. From Here to Eternity
6. Ghost
7. Shakespeare in Love
8. Prelude to a Kiss
9. The Way We Were
10. When Harry Met Sally

Romantic Songs:

1. "You Are So Beautiful (To Me)," Joe Cocker
2. "As Time Goes By," from Casablanca
3. "Something," The Beatles
4. "The Rose," Bette Midler
5."Endless Love," Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
6. "Still," Commodores
7. "Colour My World," Chicago
8. "Lady," Kenny Rodgers
9. "Unchained Melody," The Righteous Brothers
10. "Come Rain or Come Shine," Ray Charles
11. "Crazy For You," Madonna
12. "Just the Way You Are," Billy Joel
13. "The One I Love," Frank Sinatra
14. "Love Me Tender," Elvis Presley
15. "Through the Years," Kenny Rogers
16." Tonight, I Celebrate My Love," Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
17. "Unforgettable," Nat King Cole
18. "I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston
19. "Wind Beneath My Wings," Bette Midler
20. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," Roberta Flack

 

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* Most of these ideas are credited to the book 1001 Ways to be Romantic by Gregory J.P. Godek