Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you all had a wonderful day. It doesn't matter if you're single, dating, going steady, engaged, or married ... it's a happy day. Hug someone you love: friend, significant other, or furry pet & tell them you love them. Kiss your goldfish's bowl. Hug a Teddy bear. SMILE! Yesterday I went through the mail, had egg salad for breakfast, & then sat down to watch a movie & cross stitch. Since Josh didn't write his hours on my white board, I completely forgot about him until he called me to ask where I was. Ummm ... watching a movie & cross stitching. There was nothing on the board so I forgot. I was 45 minutes late. Do you think he'll remember next time? If you need a ride, the least you can do is do as the driver asks & write your hours on the board. I came back, finished the movie that I had paused, cross stitched until the movie ended & then went up into town to get Kyle from the library. When I got back I went to work on eBay, then put my Avon order away that came while I was working, checked facebook, talked to our daughter Eve on the phone for a while (who, I might add, is TOP OF HER CLASS in nursing school with a 97% average & is currently tied for top grade with another girl who also has a 97% average). Kyle made macaroni & cheese & shared with me, which was great because I was starving. After lunch I sat down to hand knit for a while & Pete joined me & watched a couple shows he likes. I checked Pinterest & by then it was so late that we just settled into our nighttime routine & that was it. Today was crazy busy. I woke up & started my timer to do some beading. Had to pause the timer about 100 times & when all was said & done, 2 hours of beading ended up taking me NINE AND A HALF HOURS. In that 9½ hours, besides the 2 hours of working on my bead banner, I also took Kyle to the Social Security office, we went out to grab something to eat (my breakfast), picked Josh up from work, took Kyle to an appointment, came home, wrote a 2 page letter, talked to my sister-in-law, talked to Pete, the FD got toned out to a small tree on fire under a power line in a cemetery, & it's dark out now. I woke up with the intention of beading for 2 hours to start my day, just finished, & it's DARK OUTSIDE. 20:00 ... 8:p. EVENING. Welcome to my crazy life where 2 hours of beading takes 9½ hours to complete & will probably be the ONLY thing I accomplish today. I'm still behind on my other craft projects ... twice behind on my latch hooking, once behind on my needlepoint, & wanted to go to Culver's for lunch yesterday but by the time I GOT to lunch, Culver's was closed. it was after 10:p by the time I got to LUNCH. As far as pre-planned scheduling ... I technically (on my schedule), haven't gotten to BREAKFAST yet today. The breakfast I had late this afternoon was as a passenger in a sea of errands. I ask this question every day. HOW did I get this busy? I'm not a celebrity. I'm not a CEO working 80 hours a week. I'm a housewife, yet today will end with me not getting to BREAKFAST on my pre-planned schedule. How is that possible? No cleaning the house. No going to work at my home-based business. Nothing. How?! As I said in an earlier post ... I haven't played Sims in over a month now. The 1 & only thing I do that is NOT productive. My only "complete goof off relaxation" hasn't happened in over 30 days. Why? Because it's the LAST thing I do at the end of the day. I make SURE that all the necessities are done 1st, then the hobbies that actually PRODUCE something useful, I make sure I've eaten 3 meals, make sure I've showered ... all the basics, necessities, & productive hobbies are FIRST. THEN & ONLY then, do I load up a game & do absolutely nothing productive or useful. Something that produces nothing but enjoyment. In over 30 days I haven't had ONE DAY that I've gotten to that point. Not ONE. I don't get it. I really don't. As a housewife I should have all the time in the world. Right? I should have time to clean, cook, bathe, then have hours upon hours to just goof off. Work at my home business ... craft ... play games ... eat bon-bons in front of the TV if I felt like it. Right? I'm at a complete loss for an explanation as to WHY it's 8:p & I've done nothing scheduled except beading which was supposed to be just a Thursday morning craft that I do FIRST simply because it's Thursday. It's been a long week. It's almost over, but not quite ... so I craft FIRST for a little while on Thursday mornings & then get to work. IN THEORY. Pete & I have both been so busy today that Valentine's Day hasn't happened for us. I don't know if it will or not. Too busy for Valentine's Day? Now that's just SAD. We'll see.
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At random, pick the name of someone in our office & send him or her a bouquet of flowers from "Chet, with my deepest love."
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Share your recommendations with your friends, on our forums, Twitter, and Facebook.
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Every year, the city of Verona (where Romeo & Juliet lived in Shakespeare's play) receives thousands of "Dear Juliet" letters. On Valentine's Day, the best letter wins a prize.
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On February 14 around the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed.
Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many
unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor had to maintain a strong
army, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his
military leagues. Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to
join the army because of their strong attachment to their wives and
families.
To get rid of the problem, Claudius banned all marriages and
engagements in Rome. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree,
defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in
secret.
When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be
put to death. Valentine was arrested and dragged before the Prefect of
Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his
head cut off. The sentence was carried out on February 14, on or about
the year 270.
Legend also has it that while in jail, St. Valentine left a farewell
note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it
"From Your Valentine."
For his great service, Valentine was named a saint after his death.
In truth, the exact origins and identity of St. Valentine are
unclear. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "At least three
different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the
early martyrologies under the date of 14 February." One was a priest in
Rome, the second one was a bishop of Interamna (now Terni, Italy) and
the third St. Valentine was a martyr in the Roman province of Africa.
Legends vary on how the martyr's name became connected with romance.
The date of his death may have become mingled with the Feast of
Lupercalia, a pagan festival of love. On these occasions, the names of
young women were placed in a box, from which they were drawn by the men
as chance directed. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius decided to put an end to
the Feast of Lupercalia, and he declared that February 14 be celebrated
as St Valentine's Day.
Gradually, February 14 became a date for exchanging love messages, poems and simple gifts such as flowers.
Valentine gifts for women top 10:
- Picture frames (for me, yarn!)
- Lingerie (for me, blue jeans)
- Perfume
- Jewelry
- Flowers (for me, potted plants)
- Spa gift certificate (for me, a massage will do)
- Candy (for me, Russel Stover chocolate truffles)
- Personalized mix of romantic songs
- Weekend trip
- Romantic dinner
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