When I was growing up in South Africa, celebrating Valentine's Day wasn't that big of a deal--I think the highlight of the celebrations in my school-going years was ordering roses that tenth graders sold as a fund-raiser. These were then delivered on the Big Day, and everyone would wait with bated breath for the knock at the classroom door that would signal the arrival of The Roses. A friend and I eventually learned that ordering a rose for each other meant we escaped the horrible embarrassment of having it look like no-one 'liked' us.
Anyway, the point of this rather rambling post is that when I arrived in the USA I was a bit startled to realize what a big deal it was here. At first I was a little skeptical--after all, if you're celebrating your love and friendship for everyone, Hallmark sells a *lot* more cards, right? However, since having kids, I guess I've become a lot more sentimental :-). I've come to love the idea of just celebrating love, and if you're doing it with homemade cards and home-baked treats, all the better!
I found a lovely tutorial over at glorioustreats.com which you can find here. And then I went a bit nuts :-)
And I loved sharing the love at my daughter's school Valentine celebration, and the cake with my family for Valentine dessert. Life is sweet!
