20 FEBRUARY 9 - FEBRUARY 15, 2018 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
Personalized Valentines that last all year long
Americans spent more than
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Happy Valentine’s Day to
My Lovely Wife, Sharyn
Mother of our Three Wonderful
Children and Seven
Extraordinary Grandchildren.
With Love Always,
Your Husband
Mike
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$13 billion on Valentine’s
Day gifts last year. Sixty-four
percent of men gave their significant
other flowers and a card, and took
them out to dinner, according to the
Retail Advertising and Marketing
Association.
Valentine’s Day is full of expectations,
so how do you show your unique
appreciation and love by doing the
same thing everybody else does on
that same exact day?
The answer: You don’t.
People associate Valentine’s Day
with love and romance but you don’t
have to limit the experience to just that
one day. With a little thought, you can
show you care all throughout the year.
Here are some ideas.
ENGRAVE YOUR LOVE
Make the romance last with a gift
of engraved jewelry this Valentine’s
Day, says Amy Myers, vice president
of creative services at Things
Remembered.
“When you give engraved jewelry,
you give a memory,” says Myers. “You
can tell her how much you love her
smile and how much she means to you
today and every day. She will think of
you every time she wears it, so the
feeling and the meaning behind your
gift lasts long past February 14.”
A POET AND YOU DIDN’T
KNOW IT
Wow her with an amazing poem
from your heart. If you’re not the
modern day version of e.e. cummings,
don’t worry. Consider printing out
the lyrics to “your” song or perhaps a
few lines from her favorite romantic
movie that convey your love.
Frame the poem or printed lyrics
for her nightstand or desk so that
she can be reminded of the love you
share, and, of course, to prevent those
special words from getting shoved in
a drawer or taped into a scrapbook
like the 151 million greeting cards
that are exchanged for Valentine’s
Day each year.
LOVE IN BLOOM
More than 51 percent of people
will buy red roses for Valentine’s Day
but let’s face it — flowers wilt. How
does a guy who can’t remember that
thing about the toilet seat remember
to send flowers “just because” after
Valentine’s Day?
The answer is as simple as your
local florist. Most florists will take
payment in advance for planned bouquet
deliveries so you can set up fresh
flower gifts every month throughout
the year while only actually thinking
about it once a year.
It’s one thing to be romantic one day
of the year but true romance stands
the test of time. Keep the passion alive
and give a lasting spark to your relationship
long after the Valentine’s Day
chocolates are gone. (BPT)
Explore Brooklyn releases firstever
chocolate tasting trail map
BY VICTORIA MERLINO
EDITORIAL@BROOKLYNREPORTER.COM
Look no further than Brooklyn
for a date idea this Valentine’s
Day. Brooklyn’s Chocolate
Tasting Trail Map will leave you and
your sweetheart’s mouth watering
as you wander across the borough.
Developed by Explore Brooklyn,
a tourism website designed by the
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce,
the map includes 12 of the best
chocolate spots in Brooklyn, with
addresses, websites, hours and
the nearest train stations to each
location.
"Since the 1920s, Brooklyn has
been home to great chocolatiers,
and we’re proud to recognize them
for the first time in the Explore
Brooklyn Chocolate Trail Map," said
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
President and CEO Andrew Hoan.
“We hope that the trail map will
encourage more people, both in
and out of the borough, to explore
all that this thriving industry has
to offer."
Explore Brooklyn recommends
experiencing the map through
tour company A Slice of Brooklyn’s
“Chocolate Tour,” the only tour of its
kind in Brooklyn.
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