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| My tulips and Valentine hearts! |
Happy Valentine's Day!!
Hopefully, all of you reading this are planning a wildly romantic day with lots of flowers and chocolate and cuddling. Around here, however, in the land of We Have too Many Kids in College, Hubby and I have decided to play this low-key. He bought me lovely pink potted tulips from Neighborhood Market for $5.88. I sent him a SUPER fancy emoticon Happy Valentine's text!! I would say the cost was free, but considering our hefty monthly cell bill, that text probably lands in the $5.00 zone, as well.
While Hubby and I are perfectly content with our "wild" celebration--heck, the day's young, we might still go really crazy and have our fave Hideaway Pizza for dinner--for me being a romance writer, our blase plans feel a wee bit lackluster.
In honor of "Real" romance writers such Dame Barbara Cartland and Danielle Steel, I decided it might be good form to plan ahead for when the kids are finally out of school and I become wildly rich and famous--a cool $80,000,000 should suffice . . . (Listening, Writer Angels?!?!)
With bank accounts bulging, here are my Top 5 Valentine's Day Dream Dates:
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| Hubby and I chillin' on Bora Bora!! (Image: ihavenotbeenthere.com) |
- Bora Bora--Hubby and I wake to find ourselves in the island's finest over-water suite! We spend our day frolicking in dreamy sun-warmed water. Tonight, our toned and tanned gorgeous selves feast upon fresh-caught lobster and long, lingering looks of love . . .
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| Picture me and Hubby smack in the center of this hug fest!! (Image: sandiego.com) |
- Rent a Zoo--Hubby stroll hand-in-hand through the San Diego zoo. No one else allowed!! A snack cart stocked with hot dogs and cotton candy follows discreetly behind us and alongside each enclosure, a zookeeper stands by to hand over sweet, furry bundles ready for plenty of kisses and cuddling!! (I thought about taking a safari, but that would involve an awful lot of dust and bugs and actually having to find the cuddly animals!! LOL!!)
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| Hubby and I debating our next move . . . (Image: ahashare.com) |
- Treasure Hunt--OMG--a mysterious stranger arrives at our door, gifting us with a super secret mystery map that we're charged with deciphering. In true, National Treasure/Fool's Gold style, we bumble our way to unfathomable riches in gold and jewels and priceless antiquities. For dinner, we picnic on lavish seafood dips and sandwiches before making out atop a mound of Spanish silver . . .
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| We're drinking the chocolate waterfall!! (Image: fanpop.com) |
- Bring a Movie to Life--Hubby and I are at Willy Wonka's chocolate factory!! We're ALL OVER this chocolate river!!!!
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| Our castle's a tad drafty, but we're warming it with love!! (Image: thingsmeanalot.com) |
- Skiing--Before our kids were so d*mned expensive, we used to ski. Now that we have unlimited funds, we're upping this sport to a whole new level by skiing the Swiss Alps. Tonight, we're staying at this castle, feasting on dreamy-creamy soups and filet mignon and twice-baked potatoes. Flaming-something for dessert!!
All right, fellow romantics, how are you celebrating your special day?
2 comments:
With all my millions...
first choice - Bali...
if I ever left...
Second choice - remote fly-in cabin high in the Rocky mountains
Really... dh bought me three dozen baby carnations, ds gave me a teary card and we all took our talking Valentine's Pepé Le Pew out to dinner.
No wonder you are a romance writer! Just the little bit you wrote are great stories! As for my Valentine's Day, we are in the same boat as you--no money :). My hubby was gifted with more 'western bling' for his western outfit and I was gifted with a bouquet of large candy bars :). Chocolate to the rescue!
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