{"id":4327,"date":"2014-02-10T21:22:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T03:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=4327"},"modified":"2014-02-10T21:22:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T03:22:46","slug":"valentine-date-ideas-to-help-you-plan-ahead-hint-hint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/valentine-date-ideas-to-help-you-plan-ahead-hint-hint\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine Date Ideas To Help You Plan Ahead (hint hint)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some fun date ideas to help you plan ahead for the holiday weekend of LOVE!\u00a0 And a yummy recipe for a super easy dessert you can make.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Valentine&#8217;s Date Night Ideas<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Cozy Concert: Check out local venues and find what up-and-coming concerts or bands are playing. Nothing sends love waves out like an intimate table for two while a performer croons acoustic ballads to you and your honey.<\/p>\n<p>Spa Date: What could be more perfect than booking a couple&#8217;s massage at a local spa for your Valentine&#8217;s date? Not much, except for following it up with a couple&#8217;s pedicure! It&#8217;s the perfect way to relax and unwind. And make sure to have some chocolate covered strawberries available to snack on while your feet soak!<\/p>\n<p>A Romantic Ride: Check out your local city&#8217;s page and find out if there are carriage rides or sleigh rides available nearby. Live by the ocean? Book two seats on a sunset cruise. A romantic ride in the moonlight is the perfect setting to give your Valentine a special gift.<\/p>\n<p>Single Awareness Day: Valentine&#8217;s Day is for lovers, but you&#8217;re single, huh? Rally against cupid with other singles at events organized in your city in honor of &#8220;Single Awareness Day.&#8221; Better yet, go spend the money you would have spent on a Valentine on something special for yourself! Be your own Valentine! And give yourself a fabulous present&#8230;you deserve it!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Super Simple\u00a0Heart-Healthy Valentine Treat You Will LOVE!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Berry Orange Sauce over Angel Food Cake<\/i><br \/>\nThis easy sauce is a to-die-for topping over angel food cake-and it&#8217;s a healthier alternative to those sugar-laden V-day desserts! And when I say heart healthy\u00a0I mean it! This recipe comes directly from the American Heart Association&#8217;s cook book!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tablespoons fresh orange juice<\/li>\n<li>3 \u00bd cups sliced strawberries (or whole raspberries)<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Cooking Instructions<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a small saucepan, heat the orange juice over medium heat. Stir in 1 \u00be cups strawberries. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the sugar. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the berries soften. Remove from heat. Stir in the remaining berries. Serve hot or refrigerate until ready to serve.<\/p>\n<p>Get your Valentine preparations done in advance &#8211; its not about the gift or the money you spend &#8211; its about the THOUGHT you put into it in advance \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>~Amy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some fun date ideas to help you plan ahead for the holiday weekend of LOVE!\u00a0 And a yummy recipe for a super easy dessert you can make.\u00a0 Valentine&#8217;s Date Night Ideas The Cozy Concert: Check out local venues and find what up-and-coming concerts or bands are playing. Nothing sends love waves out like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3455,3454,3452,501,500,60,3451,1624,3457,3447,3448,3456,3459,591,132,30,451,12,35,2972,3458,193,3449,582,583,3450,2540,528,3453,579,580,9,125,1778],"class_list":["post-4327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-aha","tag-american-heart-association","tag-angel-food-cake","tag-appreciate","tag-appreciation","tag-beautiful","tag-berry-orange-sauce","tag-concert","tag-cooking","tag-date","tag-date-ideas","tag-dessert","tag-expression","tag-friendship","tag-fun","tag-gift","tag-heart","tag-husband","tag-love","tag-married","tag-prepare","tag-recipe","tag-romantic","tag-single","tag-single-awareness-day","tag-spa","tag-sugar","tag-thoughtful","tag-v-day","tag-valentine","tag-valentines-day","tag-wife","tag-women","tag-yummy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4327"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4329,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4327\/revisions\/4329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}