Valentines that last

Flowers and candy are popular gifts to give for Valentine's Day, but it sometimes feels like one goes to waste and the other goes to the waist. I'm all for being impractical at times but I'd like to suggest an alternative gift that will last longer and make your relationship stronger. We have a new book this year called "Loving the Love of Your Life". It gives 30 ways to show HIM how much you care AND flip the book over and it gives another 30 ways to show HER how much you care. The idea is to do one of the 30 ideas and pass the book on to your spouse, they use an idea from their side of the book and pass it back. A valentine that could last for weeks or months.

I'll give you one idea for showing him you care - The book refers to the movie "When Harry Met Sally" and Harry goes into a speech at a New Year's party about why he loves her. "I love it that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich." We all want to be unconditionally accepted. Your way to show him you care is making a top ten list of your favorite things about him and leaving it on his pillow. To pass the book on to him write on his side of the bathroom mirror "my favorite guy" with an arrow pointing down and leave the book on the counter. Now its his turn.

Some ideas may seem a bit goofy - but wasn't that the way you were when you fell in love?