Imagine waking
up this Valentine’s Day and seeing your boyfriend holding a gift wrapped in
gold. Wouldn't you engulf him in a crushing hug even before opening the
present? But I don’t think it would be a wise idea this year, especially if you
are someone who panics at the sight of anything crawly, with antennae and
multiple legs. If you are scrunching your nose already, do not read the rest.
You wouldn’t
believe it when I say that one of the gifts this year could be a hand painted
chocolate cockroach, and it doesn’t stop there. The Bronx Zoo in New York is offering
people to name one of their 58,000 hissing Madagascar Cockroaches after their
beloved. While I personally am disgusted at the sight of roaches, I find the
idea of a cockroach with my name roaming around the Zoo… umm well, macabre?
(Putting it diplomatically)
And now for
those, whose partners would be disgusted at the mere mention of roaches, here
are a few adorable Valentine’s Day ideas. (While not all, most of them are
mine!)
- Make 365 chits with small personal messages for her to read every night before sleeping, until the next Valentine’s Day
- Make little notes saying nothing except ‘SHMILY’ and keep passing it on to her every now and then. Let her get curious about its meaning and at night, after a romantic dinner, give her a card reading ‘See How Much I Love You’ (SHMILY)!
- If you are fortunate enough to have a private lawn or are near the beach, you can set a dinner table for two with scented candles on a sheet of rose petals and serve her favourite cuisine cooked by you. Some romantic music would obviously add to the ambience
- Make an interesting documentary with cuddly photos and videos, narrating your love story. If possible, write it on a CD along with her favourite movie that you could watch together. The documentary could be played in the middle or after the movie as a surprise
- Organise a Treasure or Scavenger hunt with clues and gifts across the house. The gifts must be something she had always longed for
Do make this
Valentine’s Day special for that someone, be it with roaches, romantic ideas or
by simply spending quality time together. In the end, it’s the feelings that
count!
Hope you'll have a LOVE-ly day of love lovelies! :)
Hope you'll have a LOVE-ly day of love lovelies! :)
really interesting and helpful. have been searching for simple valentine ideas for quite some days. but this is the first time that i came across some nice and inexpensive ideas. thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. Hope this helps in making the day special for your Valentine!
ReplyDeleteroaches shits dts really creepy.. thank u such beautifull n lovely and inexpensive idea. infact such moments would b priceless! thanks!
ReplyDeleteu surely freaked me out initially with the crawly insect part but i braved it to the end (thankfully)! u surely have a bunch of cool ideas and considering that they wdnt cost much, they count as great! ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you all for liking it! I'm happy I could help! Hope you'll have a great Valentine's Day!
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