Comments on: 7 Gifts to Make Your Heart Proud this Valentine’s Day

By: TomBlona

TomBlona — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:23:43 +0000

Good morning, Happy Valentines Day!!

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:37:06 +0000

And the winner is….SHARON! Congrats, Sharon. You’ll be getting the TisBest gift card in the mail shortly. Thanks for your comment!

By: Nikki Kinzer

Nikki Kinzer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:58:26 +0000

I have a great memory of a valentines day party… A group of friends got together for great food, drinks and fun games… The newlywed game and a game where we had to draw our spouses picture with candy! Great fun, great memories!

By: Sean Harry

Sean Harry — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:26:22 +0000

First, I want to know where Sharon and her family are eating this Valentine’s Day!

Second, I’d like to share a story of one of my more memorable Valentine’s Day hijinx. I was a Sophomore in College and it was a foggy night that year on VD. I somehow got it in my mind to play the Valentine’s Day Fairy and asked my friend “D” if she wanted to join me. We cut up a ton of paper hearts and stuffed them into a pillow case. Then we donned the most-red outfits we could find. For me that was a red Union Suit (Complete with drop seat), and a red bandanna with eye holes cut out of it for a mask. I forget what “D” was wearing, but I’m sure it was comical, none-the-less. We pranced around campus dropping off valentines to unsuspecting coeds and their beau’s. Then we climbed up the front steps of Old Main (a building that was more than 100 years old) and threw paper valentines at passing folks.

And by the way, we were NOT drunk. . . I know, shocker, eh? We had fun and shared a little Valentine’s Day cheer! Thanks for asking. . .

Sean Harry
http://www.CareerAdvice4u.com/blog

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:49:41 +0000

My altruistic minded child has a new idea to put in place this year with Valentine’s Day. We have chosen 3-4 widows or widowers that live nearby (and know us) or attend our church. We are going to make up a valentine’s day package for each one and deliver it on Valentine’s Day- .

She wanted to make a valentine card for each person in a nearby retirement home. I wasn’t sure we could follow through with that on our own!

- A

By: John

John — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000

Hi, Megan.
Another way to help is with a Make-A-Wish certificate. You can honor your valentine and, at the same time, help in granting a wish for a child with a life-threatening medical condition.
http://bit.ly/bBEfwb

See you on Twitter!
@MakeAWish

By: Michele Belcher

Michele Belcher — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:49:56 +0000

We started a new Valentine’s Day tradition this year for our family. We made felt fortune cookies (see Martha Stewart Living on-line for directions) and filled them with simple love notes from each other and from God. Everyone has 14 fortune cookies. One to open each day from Feb 1 – 14th. We have color-coded our fortune cookies, so that the fortune inside is special for the person opening it. It makes a really cute decoration too!

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:19:36 +0000

I LOVE this idea – it’s very “pay it forward”. Simple and easy to do yet packs a huge punch for the recipient (and probably for you, too). Cool. Thanks!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:07:34 +0000

My family loves this holiday and other holidays to give a meal away, albeit with a bit of mystery! We chose a local place to eat and during our meal, look around the place for a family or a couple or someone eating alone that we would like to surprise by picking up the tab. We have chosen an elderly gentleman eating alone to a family with 5 children! Once we decide on who should get our gift, we call the server over and explain we would like their check added to ours. Every wait staff person is surprised but charmed and eager to help. Instead of a bill, they get a friendly note that wishes them Happy Valentine’s Day, Happy Tuesday, etc. Our daughter often picks the message to pass along.

We are giddy when we leave watching the surprised response our gift always has. We love the mystery we create!

By: Belinda Bixby

Belinda Bixby — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:04:35 +0000

I too find Valentines too commercial and single day minded. I hope that I remember everyday to tell someone I love them, or better yet show it with my actions. To keep my loved ones in my prayers in good and bad times. To say a prayer for someone that has no one to pray for them. To practice “Valentines Day” everyday.
Thanks for the great ideas Megan!
Best,
Belinda