Check out what my neighborhood Dunkin' Doughnuts was handing out for free today...
"Holy temptations, Batman!" If I spin the plate it looks like they are dancing! LOL. Okay, don't panic. Nobody said I put them on a plate for me. I actually plated them for my husband. I thought it was a cute sentiment- sorta like leaving Christmas cookies for Santa.
Everywhere I look there are all kinds of treats. Heart-shaped doughnuts, chocolate covered cherries, boxed chocolates, truffles, pink and red colored popcorn, giant heart-shaped lollipops, jellybeans! I was leaping tall desserts in a single bound! Ducking from calories at the speed of light! I was quite literally a superhero today! I never realized how much a "food holiday" February 14th is, but I certainly realize it now! Good gracious. There were over-the-top Valentine's Day displays everywhere I looked. So how do you end up not feeling deprived if you're not aloud to have any of this stuff?! You do the next best thing. Reward yourself with something you can't eat. In my case, I chose flowers.
Yes folks, I LOVE flowers! Almost as much as I love heart-shaped doughnuts. Some may consider them a waste, but I certainly do not. I love the smell, the colors, the way they feel, and the fact that they come from nature. I especially love how they instantly brighten a room. Not feeling overly confident that I was getting flowers this year, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I headed to my local wholesale club hoping I could find some bargains. I circled the flower stand looking at all the choices. I was trying to decide on a palette. Red roses. Too predictable. White lilies. Too wedding-like. Yellow daisies. Kinda boring. I wanted something that said, "Hello Valentine's Day," but not something that was unimaginative like red roses, yet I also didn't want the "Valentine's Day On Crack" arrangement with the spray-painted colors that do not exist in nature. Hmmm...what am I in the mood for? So I thought about the heart-shaped doughnuts sitting in the trunk of my car. Next thing you know I was humming the Aerosmith song... Aerosmith Video
Yes! That's it! Just like the colors on the doughnuts. I grabbed a pack of long stem pink roses. I grabbed some white tulips, some greenery, and these fantastic red berry stems. Voila! We have ourselves the makings of a floral bouquet! Here is my interpretation of the the Dunkin' Doughnuts heart-shaped doughnut, but in flower form...
Okay, so I won't quit my day job! But please bare in mind that I am not a professional florist nor have I ever arranged flowers for a living, but I do still think they are beautiful! :-) There's a bit too much greenery, but none of the flowers have opened yet so I think I will let it as is for now and reassess when the roses begin to spread and the tulips begin to open. What do I think of my flowers??
"PINK it was love at first sighhht....and PINK when I turn out the light...yeah pink gets me high as a kite...and I think everything is going to be alright no matter what we do tonight...!"
Ladies and gentleman, I have learned to reward myself with something other than food! And here's the best part of the arrangement...WAIT FOR IT...
The card! It reads "To: Jennifer; From: Jennifer" ;-)
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYBODY!!
"Without Valentine's Day, February would be... well, January. - Jim Gaffigan
"Holy temptations, Batman!" If I spin the plate it looks like they are dancing! LOL. Okay, don't panic. Nobody said I put them on a plate for me. I actually plated them for my husband. I thought it was a cute sentiment- sorta like leaving Christmas cookies for Santa.
Everywhere I look there are all kinds of treats. Heart-shaped doughnuts, chocolate covered cherries, boxed chocolates, truffles, pink and red colored popcorn, giant heart-shaped lollipops, jellybeans! I was leaping tall desserts in a single bound! Ducking from calories at the speed of light! I was quite literally a superhero today! I never realized how much a "food holiday" February 14th is, but I certainly realize it now! Good gracious. There were over-the-top Valentine's Day displays everywhere I looked. So how do you end up not feeling deprived if you're not aloud to have any of this stuff?! You do the next best thing. Reward yourself with something you can't eat. In my case, I chose flowers.
Yes folks, I LOVE flowers! Almost as much as I love heart-shaped doughnuts. Some may consider them a waste, but I certainly do not. I love the smell, the colors, the way they feel, and the fact that they come from nature. I especially love how they instantly brighten a room. Not feeling overly confident that I was getting flowers this year, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I headed to my local wholesale club hoping I could find some bargains. I circled the flower stand looking at all the choices. I was trying to decide on a palette. Red roses. Too predictable. White lilies. Too wedding-like. Yellow daisies. Kinda boring. I wanted something that said, "Hello Valentine's Day," but not something that was unimaginative like red roses, yet I also didn't want the "Valentine's Day On Crack" arrangement with the spray-painted colors that do not exist in nature. Hmmm...what am I in the mood for? So I thought about the heart-shaped doughnuts sitting in the trunk of my car. Next thing you know I was humming the Aerosmith song... Aerosmith Video
Yes! That's it! Just like the colors on the doughnuts. I grabbed a pack of long stem pink roses. I grabbed some white tulips, some greenery, and these fantastic red berry stems. Voila! We have ourselves the makings of a floral bouquet! Here is my interpretation of the the Dunkin' Doughnuts heart-shaped doughnut, but in flower form...
Okay, so I won't quit my day job! But please bare in mind that I am not a professional florist nor have I ever arranged flowers for a living, but I do still think they are beautiful! :-) There's a bit too much greenery, but none of the flowers have opened yet so I think I will let it as is for now and reassess when the roses begin to spread and the tulips begin to open. What do I think of my flowers??
"PINK it was love at first sighhht....and PINK when I turn out the light...yeah pink gets me high as a kite...and I think everything is going to be alright no matter what we do tonight...!"
Ladies and gentleman, I have learned to reward myself with something other than food! And here's the best part of the arrangement...WAIT FOR IT...
The card! It reads "To: Jennifer; From: Jennifer" ;-)
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYBODY!!
"Without Valentine's Day, February would be... well, January. - Jim Gaffigan
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