BYOT - Bring Your Own Tiara at the Houston Zoo
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:57 — CupidThere is something for everyone at the Houston Zoo this Valentines weekend, including the zoo's first Princess day, which benefits Frog Conservation. There are also Valentines brunche and dinner, tickets for both are available from the zoo or on their website: http://www.houstonzoo.org/valentines-day-brunch-frequently-asked-questions/.
Houston, TX - From princesses and frogs to a lighthearted look at courtship in the animal kingdom and a fur and feathers brunch, there’s fun for all ages this Valentine’s Day weekend at the Houston Zoo with three separate events.
Valentines Day is in a few weeks, so start organizing Valentine Day Roses soon or you may miss out!
Valentines Day Cruises by Hornblower
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:32 — CupidI can't think of a better Valentines Day experience than a weekend river cruise around Sacramento with dinner buffet and dancing hosted by a DJ. Hornblower Cruises & Events have just announced their Valentines weekend cruise packages, so rush over and check them out. There is also a draw for a free wedding package for one lucky couple in any of the 7 California ports Hornblower operates in.
Options include casual champagne brunch outings and a range of sit-down dinner cruises with music and dancing. Newport Beach invites couples to kick off the weekend with complimentary small bites and sunset views on the Sweetheart Sunset Cruise; in Marina del Rey, the Valentine's Weekend Dinner Cruise includes a glass of champagne, four-course dinner, music and dancing. Up north in San Francisco, the KISS Valentine's Cruise amps up the holiday mood with a dinner buffet and dance party hosted by Morris Knight with DJ Scotty Fox, and Sacramento offers romantic river cruises on two nights, Free-flowing bubbly and a lavish brunch buffet are among highlights on San Diego's Valentine's Day Champagne Brunch Cruise.
Loveland Launches its Valentines Campaign
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:18 — CupidRecently we covered towns that offer remailing services for Valentines Day including Loveland, CO. Loveland Chamber of Commerce has just launched their Valentines campaign which includes a postcard and other products, kicking off their 64th year offering the remailing service.
Sponsored by McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colo., the 2010 Valentine Program consists of the Valentine card and cachet designs, the Valentine’s Re-mailing Program and the selection of Miss Loveland Valentine, who serves as the spokesperson for ‘the Sweetheart City’, Loveland. Colo.
Source: http://www.loveland.org/
Valentine's Pizza going Japanese
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 15:13 — CupidIn Japan, Domino's pizza has launched the "Happy Valentine's Pizza", a heart-shaped special edition that will go down well with the guys. In Japan, it's the ladies that traditionally give gifts to the guys, who then return the favor on White day, which is about a month later.
Papa Johns had a similar promotion in 2009, so this definitely is not a new concept. Domino's Valentine's pizza has pepperoni and mozzarella, and should go well with some beer... er ... wine :-). And Valentine Day roses.
Source: http://inventorspot.com/articles/dominos_pizza_japan_caters_food_lovers_happy_valentine_pizza_36577
Interesting statistics
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 15:04 — CupidAlthough not entirely about Valentine's Day, the Baltimore Sun has published some relevant statistics from the Census Bureau about related items, such as:
Valentine's Candy
1,233: Number of locations producing chocolate and cocoa products in 2007
- Source: County Business Patterns23.8 pounds: Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2008
- Source: Current Industrial Reports
According to some sources, candy consumption in the US is third highest during Valentine' Day, with Christmas and Easter coming in at first and second.
Valentines Day Gala in Cayman Islands
Sun, 01/10/2010 - 13:30 — CupidMmm, what a wonderful destination for a Valentines Day getaway! At the Cayman Heart Fund's annual Red Dress Valentines Gala at the Westin Casuarina, there will be original works by several Cayman artists.
The evening, with all proceeds to benefit the Heart Fund, will include a night of food, wine, music and camaraderie, in addition to the art auction, and ladies will be encouraged to dress in red to match the theme.
The Cayman Heart Fund, a non-profit, non-governmental organization, is dedicated to the reduction of the largest health concern in the Cayman Islands, cardiovascular disease.
Artists who have already committed to a donation of their work for the auction include Bendel Hydes, David Bridgeman, John Broad, John Doak, Chris Mann, CE Whitney, Charles Long, Chris Christian, Gordon Solomon, Maureen Lazarus, Nickola McCoy, Teresa Grimes, Avril Ward, Guy Harvey and Al Ebanks.
“We are extremely grateful to the wonderful artists who have graciously offered their incredibly creative work,” said Ms Suzy Soto, Chairman of the Cayman Heart Fund, “so that it can be auctioned for our vital charity.”
Dragobete - Romania's Valentines Day
Sun, 01/10/2010 - 12:42 — CupidIn Romania, the special day of love is Dragobete, a kind of equivalent of Valentines Day, but celebrated on February 24th. In some parts of Romania, they consider Dragobete the beginning of spring, and naturally love, health, wellness.
In this day, the unmarried girls take some snow and put in the home, and with the water from it, they can make love potions.
The most used love potion is mostly made by the maidens. It is made with water –melted from the snow-, old roses, holy water from the church(it is called “aghiazma” and it is meant to heal the ones who drink it from any disease) , some sugar or honey. All the ingredients are mixed together, and after that, the maiden must keep the potion on an unopened bible, in order to get the bless of God. After some days, the maidens must drink the potion, and, if they are lucky, they might get married quite soon.
Dragobete is also known to be a day full of gifts. Because it is the Romanian version of Valentine’s Day, the ones in love give each other symbolic presents, in order to make stronger their partner’s feelings.
Kansas City Chiefs' KC Wolf on Valentines Day
Sun, 01/10/2010 - 12:19 — CupidKC "Cupid" Wolf (the Kansas City Chiefs' mascot) will be surprising lucky Valentines throughout the weekend.
KC “Cupid” Wolf will once again be spreading love & laughter while making Valentine’s Day deliveries this year. KC Wolf will be making “surprise” visits all weekend long.
Friday, Feb. 12th , Saturday, Feb. 13th and Sunday, Feb.14th
The Valentine’s Day package includes:
• A surprise visit to your sweetheart’s home or office
• One Red Rose
• Heart shaped box of chocolates
• KC Chiefs Hall of Fame Player Bobble head
• Autographed picture of KC Wolf and a 2009 Chiefs team poster
• KC Wolf Children’s Book or KC Chiefs Cheerleader Calendar
• Souvenir photo of the Occasion
Find out more at http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2010/01/08/valentines_day__kc_wolf_style/.
Involve the kids on Valentines Day
Sun, 01/10/2010 - 11:47 — CupidIt's a fun occasion for kids as well as adults - involve the kids by having them make Valentines cards, decorating with paper cutouts and balloons, and maybe helping with baking Valentines cookies.
You could even organize a Valentines Day party for the kids and their friends.
For more ideas, check out the article at http://kids-educational-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/planning_a_v....
Valentines Day Roses Under Threat
Sun, 01/10/2010 - 11:23 — CupidTake it from us, you need to get your Valentine's Day roses orders in as soon as possible. According to Miami Herald, freezing temperatures in Columbia have devastated many crops of roses that were destined for the US for Valentines Day.
Felipe Ospina was waiting patiently for his farm's roses to bud and bloom so they would be shipped to the United States just in time for Valentine's Day. But a crippling frost burned almost 40 percent of his crop this week.
And he was lucky.
Columbia supplies around 60% of the roses for Valentines Day, but because many of the greenhouses were hit with low temperatures, in some cases up to 40% of crops have been lost. This means a possibility of both shortages and higher prices this year.
Read the full story at http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/1416764.html.
