So sorry for the technical difficulties! This was really supposed to post much earlier, but due to user error I think, I’m a little late.
Anyways!
Hello all you Fools for Luv Blog Hoppers! Welcome to February, the month where everything is pink, red and romantic. At least in a perfect world!
A lot of times we think of Valentine’s Day and the whole hooplah around it as being just for couples. Sure, that’s where the marketing of the holiday goes and what most people focus on. Honestly my favorite Valentine’s Days have been when I was single. No, I’m not talking crazy. I know a lot of people aren’t fond of V-Day if they’re single, but think of all the fun you can have!
One year I had a huge pajama party and invited all my single friends since we had nothing to do. We spent the night watching the silliest movies, baking cookies and being silly. It was guys and girls, and we had a blast. It wasn’t about being single or dating, it was about getting together and enjoying each other.
Another year a few of my closest girl friends got super dressed up and went to a super nice restaurant. Again, not because we wanted to flaunt our singleness, but because we wanted to celebrate what mattered, and that was our relationship with each other.
I can’t think of a single Valentine’s Day that I’ve been dating and did anything as a couple. I’m sure I have, but they don’t stick out. What has always made V-Day great for me is the celebration of that personal connection to the people who are important to me. Which is why I think showing your friends how much you dig them on V-Day is an awesome excuse for some hugs.
Okay, so this is a short post because I know what everyone’s really excited about.
The giveaway.
As part of the Fools for Luv Blog Hop, I’m offering a giveaway of winner’s choice of one ebook from my backlist. This contest is open to both US and non-US countries. Hey, it’s digital so it doesn’t matter! All you have to do is answer the following question and after V-Day I’ll select one random winner!
What’s your favorite Valentine’s Day memory, or your ultimate fantasy?
Be sure to visit the Hop organizers, Steph at Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust And Dana at Readaholics Anonymous
My favorite valentines would have been six years ago. I was pregnant and the hubby drew up a bath. Since I couldn’t drink he poured Cranapple juice into wine glasses. It was so sweet!
kaylyndavis1986@yahoo.com
Thanks for the contest!
forettarose@yahoo.com
My fantasy would be to take a spontaneous romantic trip on V-Day.
mestith@gmail.com
I think would be when my husband got me a ruby and diamond bracelet right before he deployed… I love that bracelet and its funny because he had me convinced he got me a treadmill lol.
j.m.platt83@gmail.com
My friends hate Valentines day (I have to disagree with them though), but since we were all single and they wanted to avoid the “romance” of the day, we had an Arrested Development marathon that night. Nothing romantic, but it was great to spend time with the people I love (even if they were hating love that day lol)
Thanks for the chance to win!
My favorite memory is my mom giving me goodie bags full of candy and other things when I was younger.
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
Candlelight dinner (that he ordered otherwise we’d be going to ER LOL) and flowers!
thanks for the giveaway
pademe_lee@yahoo.com
My favorite memory was from a few years ago when this precious little boy hand made a Valentine for my daughter. (I think they were about 11 or 12 at the time.) His mother told me about it while we waited outside for their piano lessons to be finished. His lesson followed right after hers and he had called the teacher ahead of time to let her know that he planned to present my daughter with this Valentine and profess his love. It was just about the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. My daughter was so surprised and flattered. And she told him, yes, she’d be his Valentine. It was adorable!
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I don’t have a Valentine. 🙁
Thanks for welcoming foreigners,
Adila (from Azerbaijan)
would like a trip to Paris
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I think my favorite memory is one Valentine’s when my kids were littler, I let them eat just ice cream for supper. They loved it! Thanks for the giveaway!
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My Valentine’s fantasy would be to spend it in Paris.
Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com
I would love to go on a cruise.
sstrode at scrtc dot com
My fantasy would be to spend it in Italy.
damafia1113@gmail.com
Id love to go to Ireland and explore the castles! Thanks for the awesome hop and giveaway! shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com