LOVERS DAY

we will be at home, making dinner, having
some adult beverages and relaxing. we've
exchanged our gifts (practical like f*%k)
and i couldn't be happier.

love to all yous too!

Happy op Shop Lover's Day
And what better was to mark the day but with the opening of the new Woden Salvos super store?Some were peachy-keen to be the first through the doors*and the queue was well formed by ten to nine.There were speeches, of course (Jo, The Woden Manager, looked fit to burst with happiness and pride the whole way through. And rightly so too. I hear she put in very long hours getting the shop ready for opening and it looked great)
We knew it was going to be big but there's big and then there's massive. This was definitely in the later category...They'd obviously been keeping aside some nice stuff for the last little while. The range was excellent and in very good order.We found some treasuresas did everyone else, by the looks of the length of the queue...(*There's about a 100% chance this photo just might have been staged...)

Singletons prepare to celebrate lovers' day happily alone

Springfield, Ohio — The Valentines heart Valentine's Day.

Always have, always will.

It started long before Shelly dressed up Briana, now 18, and Ian, now 16, in red-and-white Valentine's Day clothing — before she brought cookies and candy to Mrs. Moeller's class at St. Bernard School or Mrs. Chase and Mr. Fox's rooms at Donnelsville Elementary.

It started even before Patrick Valentine and Shelly Glendening met when he was stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which puts it before their 22-year-old (and counting) marriage.

As Patrick recalls, it began when he was one of 10 Valentine children growing up in Pontiac, Mich.

"My Dad was an only child. My Mother was one of 13," he said. And as one of 13, she knew how special holidays could be for her own 10 little ones.

Although "she decorated for every holiday," Patrick said, the family's special day may have received special attention.

"We always got a cake or something for Valentine's Day. My Dad would give us each something," including oversized, colorful candy suckers.

"The boys would get usually a marshmallow heart. And my sisters would always get a box of chocolate candy," he said. "One of my brothers got married on Valentine's Day."

But the Valentine's Day thing went beyond the day itself.

"His mother was always giving everyone hearts," Sherry Valentine said, including Christmas ornaments with hearts.

Patrick and Sherry have carried on the tradition.

A picture of a tiny Briana beneath red and white balloons is a favorite in the family photo collection. A picture of her at 7 or 8 wearing a Snoopy Valentine's outfit with red pants and white hearts is adorable.

Ian has his own photo collection, including one of him as a toddler sporting red bib overalls. And like the antlered dog in "How the

Grinch Stole Christmas," the family's 12-year-old beagle, Butch, shows up in the photo with a red harness and a red bow on his head.

Outsiders also have come to expect the Valentines to deliver somewhere around Feb. 14 — including the group Sherry has worked with for 10 years as a reserve adviser at the Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patt. Starting in high school, she has worked almost 30 years at the base. Her husband worked there for years and now maintains and repairs medical imaging equipment at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dayton.

The Valentines will have a special treat for this Valentine's Day: Daughter Briana will be home for the family's special weekend.

To be truthful, though, something else is also motivating her trip.

"She wants to be with her sweetheart on Valentine's Day," her mother said.

Paltrow and Martin To Spend Valentine's Day Apart

AP Photo/Evan Agostini

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is planning a quiet Valentine's Day this weekend, because she has no idea where her rocker husband Chris Martin is touring.

The Oscar-winning star has resigned herself to spending the night in with her two children, on the day traditionally celebrated by lovers, as Coldplay frontman Martin is halfway around the world.

She tells the New York Daily News, "It won't be that exciting. My husband will be on tour and I don't even know where he is -- Australia? -- so I'll be with my kids for Valentine's Day."

Paltrow's admission will do little to quell rumors her marriage is in trouble -- the couple, who have been married since 2003, have been fighting off claims it is to split since last year.

Paltrow and Martin have two children together -- daughter Apple, 4, and son Moses, 2.

ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

HAPPY LIBRARY LOVERS DAY!

Every year since 2001 the Library has celebrated Valentine's Day as Library Lovers Day. This year because of the weekend, we are celebrating TODAY February 13th! We invite you to visit the Library and show your support. Come get your Library Lover's button and your candy!

HAPPY LIBRARY LOVERS DAY!

Valentine’s Day celebration and your sexuality

Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year all over the world. It is an occasion that is expected to strengthen the love and intimacy that exists among married couples.

People have expressed different opinions about how this yearly event that is absolutely dedicated to love and romance began. Some have traced its origin to St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity.

Others believe that it started in the time of the Roman Empire. This may be true because St Valentine approachflung flowers and notes up at his window.

One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit Saint Valentine in his cell. Sometimes both of them would sit and talk for several hours. She helped him to keep his spirits up. She agreed that he did the Saint Valentine left his friend a little note, thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. He signed it, “Love from your Valentine.”

The whole world believed that that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine’s Day. It was written on February 14, 269 A.D, the day that Saint Valentine died. Now, every year, people remember the sacrifice that he made on this day. More important, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh because they know that love cannot be defeated!

Valentine’s Day, otherwise called ‘lovers day’, is celebrated every February by giving flowers, gifts and cards to those we love. We do this in honour of Saint Valentine. The event is synonymous with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of ‘Valentines’.

Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged cupid. In the U. S. greeting card associations estimate that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, which makes it the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, beside Chirtmans. The association estimates that, in the US, men spend twice as much as women on Valentine’s Day.

Gradually, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers.

The world’s most expensive Valentine’s Day card was dated back to 1790. The intricately designed card, filled with heartfelt messages would fetch up to £4,000, if auctioned today. It is currently housed at the British Postal Museum and Archive and its keepers have no intention of selling it. The card is a handmade puzzle that unfolds to reveal poetic messages - a far cry from the short notes written in today’s Valentine’s cards.

On the outside of the card, the inscription reads:

”My dear the Heart which you behold, Will break when you the same unfold, Even so my heart with lovesick pain, Sure wounded is and breaks in twain.”

The effect of Valentine’s Day on the sexuality of your partner cannot be over-emphasized. One of the best ways to receive the best sex ever known between married couples is to give your spouse an unforgettable gift, this valentine. A spouse’s gift is like a rare gemstone; no matter how your partner looks at it, he or she will see love, romance and beauty reflected in it. When couples exchange love gifts at Valentine, such gifts are often well appreciated and treated as special. Giving gifts this valentine day is the best way to express your love and receive from your spouse the best sexual treat that you can ever imagine.

The soul of intimacy is giving and sharing. And while giving and sharing gifts this season, let it be voluntary, not by compulsion or obligation. Remember, the spirit of Valentine’s Day requires you to give thoughtfully and the best gift that you can give to your spouse is ‘yourself’. So give your spouse a surprise gift that is beyond his or her expectation. It may be something that he or she has been longing to have for a long time. For instance, saying ‘I love you’ in a special way or taking your partner to a unique spot and making love to him or her there will definitely go down the memory lane.

The fact is that we feel loved when we receive gifts and it is heart warming when we know that at least one special person in the whole world cares about us. Valentine’s Day gifts are very important, especially when we know the need of our partner.

When you present a gift to your partner on Valentine’s Day, you are saying to him or her ‘Your are my best’. The gift, no doubt, will not only attract his or her attention, it would strengthen the sexual intimacy and fellowship that you enjoy in the relationship. Apart from that, it helps to maintain the tide of erotic feelings between both of you.

In a nutshell, a gift to your partner is just saying to him or her, ‘l was thinking of you in all ramification of oneness, sex inclusive’ You can give a flower, perfume, lingerie, boxers, valentine ring, movie tickets, perfumed candles, et cetera. Just imagine what you want to give and do it.

Have a happy Valentine’s Day.