My Three of Hearts

I love Valentine's Day! What is better than showering those you love with balloons, candy, flowers (don't ever get me flowers), jewelry (not a fan but to each their own), lingerie, romantic get-a-ways, children-free meals, sex, love, and rock n' roll? The nay-sayers claim it's a "Hallmark Holiday", I don't care who popularized it I am in love with being in love and I have the three most adorable Valentines to sprinkle with my heart glitter. For those not so inspired by the heart holiday I have listed my plans for spoiling my manly-man husband, my infant daughter, and of course my terrible puppy.

To begin we will start with the one that made us all become a family; the husband, the father, my Bub! As usual we are taking a mini-vacation, leaving the drool-fools at home with the Grandparents for some much needed husband-wife time away from all responsibilities. This year we are headed to the Key for a weekend of seafood, sunshine, sand, surf, sweets, solitude and starlit walks. The trip is primarily our gift to each other but to add some fun and flavor I plan to make a goodie basket for him. Complete with Captain Spiced Rum, chocolates (of course), sexy lingerie, cigarettes, cigars, lottery tickets, maybe some Jack Links beef jerkey (in case Sasquatch shows up) and other brutely items that he will enjoy during our three days away. 

The puppy is as easy as they come. He loves stuffed animals and there are a ton of stuffed hearts, silly monkeys, and kissing frogs to chose from. Treats abound for our boy but this sweetheart day I thought we would try a healthy mix of people food to delight his pallet. Here's a list of the Healthy foods for dogs. I am thinking some frozen yogurt drops, an oatmeal pop, or a medley of apples, green beans and carrots (he loves carrots). For his date we will take him to walk his favorite beach and splash in the water.

I thought long and hard about what to get a baby for Valentine's Day, what traditions do I want to implement (if any at all), what can I do to make her love a holiday that is under constant scrutiny and rejected by all of the loveless people in the world. My first thought was to create a lucky bracelet (insert comical Irish joke about my lucky charms here), a delicate chain adorned with a lovely collection of heart shaped charms. This year we are getting her the chain and her first heart. The one pictured was labeled as a 21-charm bracelet. I really hope hers is just as beautiful on her 21st Valentine's Day. Maybe it will bring her luck in love throughout her years, it probably won't but it will show her that her father and I love her and she will always be carrying around pieces of our heart every where she goes. 

Stay tuned for Valentine's Treats made with the baby, photos of Bub's happy time basket, and other inspirations or ideas I have (or have found) for the red, white and pink holiday palooza!

You know you want to be mine!!!