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Valentines Day for Singles

PinkNC — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:54:35 -0800

Don’t get so mad that you wanna kill cupid because you’re not celebrating Valentines Day with the opposite sex. Get out and have some fun anyway. There are plenty of places to go that are targeted just for singles on this special day.

Some times the sense of isolation becomes so strong that many singles tend to “hate Valentine's Day” - the day that is actually meant to celebrate love.

But dateless people must keep in mind that Valentine's Day is not just to be celebrated by romantically involved couples. We can therefore celebrate Valentine's Day with friends, siblings, parents, grandparents, teachers or anyone who made a difference to our lives with their affection and support.

Singles can make the most of Valentine's Day by spending the day in the company of those they love or by indulging themselves with something luxurious. Here are some tips and ideas on how singles can celebrate the Valentine's Day in charming and memorable fashion:

Valentine's Day Ideas for Singles

Pamper yourself

Buy yourself cute Valentine's Day gifts which could be flowers, a cute teddy or a dress you have been planning to buy since long. Singles may also indulge themselves by going in for spa or head to toe beauty treatment. Indulging in books, CDs, and gourmet meals can be a good way of enjoying the day for some.

Freak out with friends

Plan out a dinner or movie with best friends. You may also throw a “singles party” or “Un-Valentine's Day Party” at your home and have a blast. You will know that life is fun in the company of loving friends.

Acts of Service

Singles can spend Valentine's Day in the meaningful way by spending time with the needy and downtrodden. You may visit an orphanage or old age home and spend time with the inmates there who are always in need of love and affection. Visiting hospitals and giving roses to sick can also be a touching way of experiencing bliss on Valentine's Day.

Express Gratitude for friends and dear ones

Instead of feeling depressed and ashamed for not having a significant other to spend the day, singles can spend Valentine's Day in a constructive manner by expressing love and affection for people around them. One can thank and greet Valentine's Day to one's parents, friends, colleagues, neighbors or anyone dear.

Think Positive

Singles can make the most of Valentine's Day by thinking positive and fighting away Valentine's Day blues. One should not spend the day sulking for not having a spouse or beloved to spend the day in a happy manner.

Focus on Relationship Plan

Singles can focus on their relationship plan on Valentine's Day and prepare themselves for healthy and lasting relationships. One can take help of dating and matrimonial sites to find a partner. Also make a list of what you can do to improve your personality. It could be developing a more healthy and positive approach towards life or working towards one's diet, health and physical appearance.

Take steps you think are vital to improve your chances for relationship. Make some resolutions for yourself and stick to them. Good luck!!
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Yummy Valentine’s Day Treats to Make Tonight!

PinkNC — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:09:14 -0800

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies. I think these would be a lovely Valentine’s Day surprise for just about anyone special in your life: your man, your best friend, your mom. Extra credit if you make a few batches and take them into work. I guarantee your co-workers will love you.

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies With Cream Cheese Frosting

Makes 10 medium cookie pies (cake recipe adapted from My Baking Heart)

1-1/4 c all-purpose flour
1 tbsp cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
5 tbsp butter, at room temperature
1/2 c + 2 tbsp sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp red food coloring
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c buttermilk * (you can make buttermilk by combining 1 Tbsp white vinegar or Lemon Juice. and pouring in milk til you reach 1 cup. Let sit for 5 min = buttermilk!)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, and baking soda.

Beat butter with the sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg, food coloring and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk until smooth.

Place heaping tablespoons of batter 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
Spread a teeny bit but not too much, otherwise you'll end up with pancakes. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry, 12 to 15 minutes. Let the cookies sit for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool.

Once cool, frost half with cream cheese frosting and sandwich the rest together.

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cream cheese
1 stick of butter
2 cups of confectioner's sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Soften the cream cheese and butter slightly and beat. Add in the vanilla. When combined pour in the confectioner's sugar stirring throughout.

Take your time preparing this dish and when presenting your treats on a beautiful platter for you and your mate

Here are some questions: Do you ever bake or make presents? What sorts of gifts do you usually give? Is your man a good cook? Who would you make these yummy whoopie pies for?
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Yummy Valentine’s Day Treats to Make Tonight!

PinkNC — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:05:35 -0800

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies With Cream Cheese Frosting

Makes 10 medium cookie pies (cake recipe adapted from My Baking Heart)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, and baking soda.

Beat butter with the sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg, food coloring and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk until smooth.

Once cool, frost half with cream cheese frosting and sandwich the rest together.

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cream cheese
1 stick of butter
2 cups of confectioner's sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Soften the cream cheese and butter slightly and beat. Add in the vanilla. When combined pour in the confectioner's sugar stirring throughout.

Take your time preparing this dish and when presenting your treats on a beautiful platter for you and your mate

Here are some questions: Do you ever bake or make presents? What sorts of gifts do you usually give? Is your man a good cook? Who would you make these yummy whoopie pies for?
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Yummy Valentine’s Day Treats to Make Tonight!

PinkNC — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:59:19 -0800

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies With Cream Cheese Frosting

Makes 10 medium cookie pies (cake recipe adapted from My Baking Heart)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, and baking soda.

Beat butter with the sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg, food coloring and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk until smooth.

Once cool, frost half with cream cheese frosting and sandwich the rest together.

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cream cheese
1 stick of butter
2 cups of confectioner's sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Soften the cream cheese and butter slightly and beat. Add in the vanilla. When combined pour in the confectioner's sugar stirring throughout.

Take your time preparing this dish and when presenting your treats on a beautiful platter for you and your mate

Here are some questions: Do you ever bake or make presents? What sorts of gifts do you usually give? Is your man a good cook? Who would you make these yummy whoopie pies for?
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Which of These 6 Fun Flirty Panties Would You Wear on Valentines Day?

PinkNC — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:42:10 -0800

victorias-secret-This polka-dot cheeky panty has the most adorable bow!

Victoria Secret - Heart Back Panties

Victoria's Secret - This hiphugger is a flattering mix of lace and velvet that he won't be able to resist

Victoria's Secret - This underwear will give him a playful hint-hint...and the pom-poms are detachable!

The Valentines Day Pajama Set by Victoria Secret
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Which of These 6 Fun Flirty Panties Would You Wear on Valentines Day?

PinkNC — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:38:30 -0800

victorias-secret-This polka-dot cheeky panty has the most adorable bow!

Victoria Secret - Heart Back Panties

Victoria's Secret - This hiphugger is a flattering mix of lace and velvet that he won't be able to resist

Victoria's Secret - This underwear will give him a playful hint-hint...and the pom-poms are detachable!

The Valentines Day Pajama Set by Victoria Secret
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History of St Valentines Day

PinkNC — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:38:14 -0800

Valentine's Day - the popular festival of love and romances traces its origin to ancient Roman festival and has not been created by card companies as some people believe it to be. There are various legends associated with the festival along with the belief that birds began to mate from this day. Popularity of the Valentine's Day festival stems from the combined effects of all these legends, beliefs and of course the wish to glorify the unparalleled feeling of love.

Feast of Lupercalia

Historians trace the origin of Valentine's Day to ancient Roman Empire. It is said that in the Rome of ancient times people observed a holiday on February 14th to honor Juno - the Queen of Roman Gods and Goddesses.

The Romans also regarded Juno as the Goddess of Women and Marriage. On the following day, February 15th began the fertility festival called 'Feast of Lupercalia'. The festival of Lupercalia was celebrated to honor the Gods Lupercus and Faunus - the Roman God of Agriculture besides the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.

An interesting custom was followed in the Feast of Lupercalia to bring together young boys and girls who otherwise were strictly separated. On the eve of the festival names of young Roman girls were written on a slip of paper and placed into jars. Each young man drew out a girl's name from the jar and was paired with the girl for the duration of Lupercalia. Sometime pairing lasted for a year until next year's celebration. Quite often, the couple would fall in love with each other and later marry. The custom lasted for a long time until people felt that the custom was un-Christian and that mates should be chosen by sight, not luck.

Defiance by Saint Valentine

The pairing of young boys and girls did set the mood of the Valentine's Day Festival as we know today. But it was actually due to the efforts and daring of a priest St Valentine that the festival got its name and clearer meaning. The story goes that during the reign of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in several bloody and unpopular campaigns. Claudius found it tough to get soldiers and felt the reason was men did not join army because they did not wish to leave their wives and families.

As a result Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. A romantic at heart priest of Rome Saint Valentine defied Claudius's unjustified order. Along with Saint Marius, St Valentine secretly married couples. When his defiance was discovered, Valentine was brutally beaten and put to death on February 14, about 270 AD. After his death Valentine was named a Saint.

According to another version of legend Valentine was killed because he attempted to help Christians escape from the Roman prison as they were being tortured and beaten there. Yet another popular version of the legend states that while in prison Valentine or Valentinus fell in love with jailer's daughter who visited him during confinement.

Before his death Valentine wrote a farewell letter to his sweetheart from the jail and signed ‘From your Valentine'. The expression became quite popular amongst love struck and is still very much in vogue.

By the Middle Ages, Valentine assumed the image of heroic and romantic figure amongst the masses in England and France. Later, when Christianity spread through Rome, the priests moved Lupercalia from February 15 to February 14.

Around 498 AD, Pope Gelasius declared February 14 as St. Valentine's Day to honor the martyr Valentinus and to end the pagan celebration.

Beginning of Birds Mating Season

During the Middle Ages, people in England and France held a belief that birds started to look for their mate from February 14. This popular notion further helped to link Valentine's Day - celebrated in the middle of the February, with love and romance. Over the period of time, St Valentine became the patron saint of lovers and they began to celebrate Valentine's Day as a day of romance by exchanging love notes and simple gifts such as flower.

Popularity of St Valentines Day

Valentine's Day festival gradually grew in popularity amongst the masses due to the combined effect of all the above said reasons. To mark the day lovers began to exchange love notes called ‘Valentines' with their sweethearts.

In the beginning the trend was to send handmade cards but this was changed in the beginning of 19th century and mass-produced greeting cards caught the fancy of the people. In the course of time, Valentine's day came to be regarded as the festival that celebrates love and not just romantic love.

Today, Valentine's Day cards are gifted to teachers, parents, friends, siblings and sweethearts. Popularity of Valentine's Day has spread in countries across the seven continents and is still increasing by the year.
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Happy Valentines Day - ladies of Kama Sutra!! & Grandpa :)

PinkNC — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:14:25 -0800

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Happy Valentines Day - ladies of Kama Sutra!! & Grandpa

I hope you all receive the perfect day that you crave

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Valentines Day Gifts For Him

simplyjewels — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:57:30 -0800

It's getting to be that time of the year- Valentines Day.
I was thinking since many of the guys are probably stumbling around this very minute wondering what to get us girls, it would be nice to provide a few hints to what the men in our lives would like. After all being married for this many years I must confess of getting tired of the traditional candy, nightie, or bottle of perfume and maybe he would like me to get more creative in my gifts for him.
For this I asked my husband of 17 years what he thought your regular kind of guy might like on this special day. So for a mix of gifts, ladies, read on.
Most guys don't replace a worn out wallet until it literally falls apart. So if he needs a new one replace it.
Geoffrey Beene Wallet, Shiny Leather Passcase
$30.00$19.99
by Geoffrey Beene
at Macy's

Moving on to some more personal mens gifts - Boxer shorts
Polo Ralph Lauren Colour Woven Boxer
$45.04
by Polo Ralph Lauren
at Asos

Woven cotton boxer shorts by Polo Ralph Lauren
Stretch waistband with contrast front logo tab
Button fly and appliqué logo details to front

Nautica Terry Velour Robe
Nautica Terry Velour Robe
$85.00$42.50
by Nautica
at Macy's
The most luxurious way to start your day. You won't mind waking up to the comfort of this Nautica terry velour robe.

Cotton
Machine washable
Imported
Shawl collar
Contrast piping along robe's opening and at cuffs
Embroidered Nautica logo at chest
Belt loops with tie belt, two front pockets
Web ID: 401919

OK one more cool Valentines Days mens gift::Timex® Expedition® Analog & Digital Chronograph Watch
$54.95
by Timex
at Kohl's

Any of the above gifts should make him happy and remind him of you!

My Valentine's Day Weekend

0fashionqueen — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:52:50 -0800

Hello,
How are you doing? I hope that you all are having a great day.
Ok. This past weekend it was Valentine's Day and I throw myself a Birthday Party for turning 29. Which I turned 29 on the 16th of Feb. and it all went well. I finally got a change to make it up to the local thrift store to find out that they were closed on the day I went up there. I felt bad, but not defeated.
So, how was everybody else weekend during Valentine's Day?