Cook for Love!

Although I have been called the scrooge of Valentine's Day, with only one day left I sort of feel guilty for boycotting it this year! I will stand behind my beliefs that it is a stupid holiday but not everybody feels that way and I feel bad for pressing my opinions onto others! So with only 24 hours left until the day, I am going to change my attitude around. After work I am going to swing by Target and purchase some Valentine's day cards to send to my friends and give to my roommates tomorrow. Since I am trying to budget myself, I will still not be purchasing any gifts but might be thinking about cooking something cute for the roomies in the spirit of love! Since I love to cook, I thought this was a good compromise! So here are some last minute ideas for those of you who are in the same boat and are searching for a simple Valentine's day activity! 

Homemade Marshmellow Hearts! 

Who doesn't love those cute little heart shaped candies! Here is a recipe to make your own and that way you can write your own sayings on them! 

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Yum!!!! Although these are tough to make, the pay off is well worth it! And red, how perfect for the Valentine's Day theme! 

Heart Shaped Toast

This simple breakfast could start your Valentine's Day off right! All you need is a heart shaped cookie cutter and you can use what you have already in your fridge for breakfast ingredients! 

Heart Shaped Hot Cocoa 

Simply freeze some Cool Whip on a tray, let it set, then cut out your desired heart shaped toppings for either hot cocoa or coffee! This along with a heart shaped toast and eggs will be sure to make your Valentine fall in love with you again! 

Heart Shaped Fruit

Cut out some homemade pancakes into hearts topped with heart shaped fruit makes for a nice romantic breakfast! Maybe even add some heart shaped strawberries to a mimosa to really start the morning off right!  

Lunch Packed with Love

If your Valentine is not a breakfast person or if you just simply don't want to wake up before the sun rises to make breakfast, pack his lunch for him and cut his bread into heart shaped slices and he will be sure to think of you while he is taking his lunch break at work. 

Simple Heart Cookies

Another perfect food to pack for your loved ones lunch! Although he might get made fun of in the office, all the other guys will be jealous they didn't receive delicious homemade cookies in their lunch! Simply make his favorite cookie recipe but cut them into hearts! 

If you are like me and would rather work on Valentine's day and don't have enough time to make something extravagant or refuse to spend your week's budget on a dozen roses, these simple cooking ideas will be sure to keep you out of the dog's house for not celebrating Valentine's day and are also easy enough to not consume your whole day! 

Valentine's Day Contest!

 14 Days 'til V-Day Countdown Contest

Dear Valentine's Day Couples and Singles:

How would you like to win a $50 gift card to Exit 9 Wine and Liquor for whatever your Valentine's Day plans may be? It's as simple as tweeting to your Twitter account:

'I love you more than _____ loves ____' 

Some examples include: 'I love you more than Lucy loves Ricky.' Be sure to include @MoveThatBlock and #loveyoumorethan so we can track who has entered to win! 

Simple and fun way to earn a cool prize for Valentine's Day! Can't wait to see all the creative answers our fans come up with! Let the games begin!

It's almost a New Year...

Is it true that in every relationship one person has to be "the catch?" Doesn't it seem that in almost every relationship there is someone who has to settle? Someone who has to lower their expectations and accept someone who is pretty close to what they are looking for? It's sort of a depressing thought and it really made me think,  have I been the catch or the settlement? And is this really true in every relationship?
I am no myth buster but in researching my case studies this has always been the case. Let's reminisce on my dating experiences:

Loser #1: We dated for only 2months when I was just 14 years old but this was my first real boyfriend who took me to the movies and came to dinner at my house. He was a lot older than me but I have always liked to date older guys so he fit this requirement. I wouldn't quite call it settling but I definitely lowered my expectations, at the time he wasn't the nicest man on the planet and definitely not the most motivated. So we broke up and I continued my search for a kind ambitious man!!

High School Sweetheart is #2: I spent three and a half years with this one only to find out that the entire time he thought he was beyond too good for me! I believe he thought he was settling, I mean I know I have my flaws but he was so adamant on molding me into the perfect girlfriend. We inevitably broke up when he went to study abroad in Europe and when he came back I had FINALLY come to my senses and realized I was the one who could do better!

College Romance- #3: This is the most recent break up and since it is so new I am not going to mention who did the settling but there was definitely a whole lot of settling go on in this relationship! Isn't it weird how after a break up it seems like we think so much clearer and realize how things should be?!? That's a topic for another day!

So it seems as though, at least in my track record, someone is always settling. Sad thought but is it possible that there could be a case where two people don't have to settle? Is that what they call your soul mate? I'm no love expert and I certainly do not believe in soul mates but to find someone your compatible with and that you find yourself sincerely happy with, that would be good enough for me!

Anyways,  make your new years resolution to not be the one to settle and find someone great on MoveThatBlock!!! ;) I hope everyone has a great New Year and finds someone to share the night with!!!

Surprise!

So I have been carrying around this huge secret since July and it feels so good to finally get it off my chest because I am the worst liar ever! I have been planning my parents surprise anniversary party that took place last weekend. My brother and I, with the help of some family members, rented out a room at a restaurant and successfully pulled off the biggest surprise of the century! If you knew my parents you would know how hard this is because they are so noisy! My brother is not a very good liar either so this was extremely hard for both of us but we did it and it was definitely worth it! My family really came together and everyone was so helpful, I could not be more grateful to be surrounded by so many great people!

Mom and dad, we finally got ya :) They have been married for twenty five years!! I cannot even fathom being together with anyone for that long! It amazes me that my parents have been together since high school! I can't imagine being married to my high school boyfriend, I am sure it would have been short lived. But what is the matter with society that being together forever is so unheard of these days? What happened to 'til death do us part'? Divorce is such a common occurrence these days that it makes you really appreciate marriage when you come across couples that have stuck it out!