Leave it to Trader Joe’s for the reminder to plan a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner with their displays devoted to the holiday. You’ll find everything from a pair of strip steaks to heart-shaped macarons. Reluctant singletons may want to avoid going there until Saint Patrick’s Day. This token holiday of love has become controversial. For couples it can become treacle with its chocolate samplers that crimp the winter diet and flammable lingerie. Those who are unattached have the Galentine’s options that involves slabbing on clay masks and drinking way too much carbonated alcohol. Allentine’s Day has become our household policy, which opens up the holiday to not just the one you love but ones you love.
For those who’ve completed watching Bridgeton, Valentine’s Day, er Allentine’s Day offers another opportunity to indulge in a guilty fix. By making the holiday an event shared with your favorite people, you have something to look forward to.
8 Ideas for Allentine’s Day:
- Involve everyone in the Allentine’s Day planning.
- Cook a meal as a group, assign each member a task.
- Give out treat bags.
- Create handmade cards.
- Eschew roses for a bouquet of hydrangeas, sunflowers or another happy flower.
- Send the Valentine’s who you cannot see this year a gift book of promises, which include activities you will do together.
- Go on a a group outing like a drive or outdoor activity.
- Watch a romantic movie classic. Some popular choices include An Affair to Remember, 500 Days of Summer and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.
Resources:
- Pedestal plate: Rosanna Inc.
- Macarons: Woops
- Treat bags: Hallmark
- Milk Caramel Sea Salt Chocolate Bar: Tony’s Chocolonely
- Gummy Hearts: Candy Club
