It is the lot in life of the young professional working couple that occasionally work keeps you from enjoying special days with each other. Valentines Day is no exception and this was the case in 2008. As some of you already know I work for an artisan chocolate company in Las Vegas and as im sure you can imagine Valentines Day is pretty much the busiest time of year for us, this particular year we were offering a chocolate fondue/carriage ride promotion at one of the retail outlets and I had to work late on Valentines. Joey unfortunately was scheduled the exact opposite and had to work from very early in the morning until just after my shift began. We sorta shrugged and just agreed to have a nice quiet little night in once I got off work and we’d exchange small gifts and that would be that. But I’m not one to settle for giving my loved ones the least I can and so I decided to plan a small surprise for Joey so when he got home there wouldn’t be any let down that we couldn’t be together.
So I agonized over what to do for him as a surprise and eventually was inspired by those chalkly little holiday treats Necco Hearts. I bought a whole bunch of construction paper and cut out stacks of hearts in all the different necco heart colors. Then I used red ribbon to hang the hearts all over the house and I draped our table in a red table cloths a poured necco hearts all over and filled it with presents, and finally right before I left for work I put on a CD of romantic songs from the course of our relationship on repeat. When he opened the door I may not have been there but he definitely knew how special he was to me.
Necco Hearts Hanging In The Window
Such an amazing idea! And such love…
Awww! I love the necco hearts! What a great idea!