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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!!
Whew, I'm exhausted, but in a good way!! LOL!!
All right, fellow romantics, how are you celebrating your special day?
