Nishas world and baby Alisha

Phew! Love is in the air with valentines day just around the corner as everyone is gearing up the big day ahead.. the shops are filled with love tokens ready to be purchased by lovers to gift their beloved partners... for those who dont find anything suitable in their zone are seen running around to every nook and corner of the town or browsing through the vast web world for gifting and celebration ideas. The proposals i guess are already done by those who were single last year, and those still single, better luck next time.... But remember valentines day is not just about lovers, but for everyone who wants to spread and share love...

One of my posts in the past... I'm sure you'll find GREAT ideas here! ;-) :-)

Happy Valentines day!

"Valentines day" you hear this and your heart skips a beat, your love comes to your mind... You start cracking your head for ideas, for that dinner you long to take her to or for the party you planned to orginize for your family or the gift your mind told you, would be the best one for him/her.. Cupid is flying around looking for someone to shoot with the love bug but lemme tell you, the day is not only celebrated for those in love, it is meant for whoever you love! As is the trend followed throughout the world today... Whatever, its a few day from now and what, you're out of ideas???


Nothing beats the traditional bouquet of red roses, a box of Chocolates or her favourite perfume.. A CD of romantic songs will always remind your partner of you.. You two love to chatter, but distance kills you? what about gifting her the latest mobile phone.. What would be better than to gift your beloved air tickets for a weekend trip to your favorite destination! wow.. A nice piece of jewelry is sure to win your beloved's heart but then, its not that everyone can afford diamonds or gold, why not go for silver or even some nice imitation jewelry.. silver is as accepted as gold these days.. Another romantic gift for Valentine's Day is a photo frame.. however, DON'T forget to put a nice photograph of both of you together in that frame before.. Last but not the least,You can gift your partner an entire day with you, which starts with a romantic movie, followed by a warm candle lit dinner and ends with both of you gazing at the moon.. wouldnt that be the priceless gift ever?

GIFT IDEAS FOR HIM
Gifting a nice cell phone to your beloved would promise to keep both of you on all-time communication mode.. A wrist watch and wallet can also form a very good Valentines Day gift idea for him as these things are something which he will always keep with him.. If your man is Jewellery lover, then you have the option of gifting him engraved key rings, money clips, cufflinks, men's bracelets, men's rings, lapel pins etc.. Besides the above mentioned Valentines Day gift ideas for him you can also try out your own creative ideas as you are the one who knows him best, ladies!

GIFT IDEAS FOR LONG DISTANCE LOVERS
Buy a white T-shirt for him, Apply a red lipstick and plant kisses all over the t-shirt, Put it in a box, wrap it nicely and send it to him through courier.. Record a Video or Audio CD telling your partner how much you love him/her.. Sending a bouquet of flowers or some other gift through the Internet is another good option.. Send your partner a watch as a Valentine's Day gift.. Attach a note saying, "Now, whenever you look for time, you will think about me".. Last but not the least, the bestest gift for your love one can only be "YOU".. So, plan a holiday and give your partner a surprise by visiting him/her at their place.

GENERAL VALENTINE DAY IDEAS FOR COUPLES
Instead of voicing the usual “I Love You” in the same old-fashioned way, try to play with words to see their effect and speak out everything that promises to linger on in the memory forever.. Make sure to spend loads of time together filled with candlelight dinners and clandestine visits to romantic spots.. Fill your surrounding atmosphere with the melody of romantic musical tracks.Scented bouquets of roses, tulips and discrete colorful flowers will work wonders in turning the romantic mood on.

FAMILY CELEBRATION IDEAS
Take time out and host a theme get-together for your close friends/relatives.. tell them they'll have to dress in red, pink or white, the decorations will be in red, pink and white, the food and drinks will be in red, pink and white! use your creative ideas for decorations, use candles, balloons, roses, ribbons, lights. Play interesting games.. have someone dress as cupid too! sounds exciting? your guests will have a blast.. come back and thank me!

Two days more, and Valentines day will move many hearts closer to one another. Some may find new love, while some may get their broken love reconciled, but most of all the coupled and those deeply in love shall find themselves even deeper involved through exchanging precious gifts, spending romantic dinners, etc. Its a day lovers dedicate themselves to their partners. Having said all that, though we link it only to romance, people forget that is is a day that is also celebrated by families along with their children, teachers and friends. I call this as valentines day beyond lovers, which means that anyone can express love and affection to one another. Though courting and married couples make it to the top list, our children are not left far behind. They are the most excited of the lot and plan on gifting parents, friends and teachers flowers, chocolates and whatever little of anything to express love in a way they understand 'valentines day' best.

My kiddies are excited too. "Mummy, we will buy a cake, balloons and decorations for valentine day"!! hehe.. My Aryan(my elder son of 9) is already anticipating valentines day with great hopes so i cant refuse, and plan to have a family day this year. My little Alisha(3 years) dreams about cutting the cake more than anything! haha.. My husband and myself can always slip out for the movies on a another make-believe of valentines day :-)

Though India isn't backward in celebrating like other countries but only if we could do it peace! The roads are filled with protesters attempting to disrupt traffic by shouting hate 'valentines day' slogans or burning effigies of, god knows what all. If they don't succeed in the banning of cards beforehand, they attempt barging into card galleries to put all the cards and gifts shopping to a halt on the main day and all because they do not want any 'Valentines day' type of influential nature to spoil our youth. That already made me laugh umpteenth times and i will still laugh while watching the drama on news channels even this year! I say this is ridiculous and as leaders they are making a fool of themselves, no one else. They should realize love is so important to express so as to fill in gaps between hearts, and countries too! What examples are their giving their children when they should teach them to love, oh, and not the romantic way obviously, but love filled with affection. A three letter word such as, "I love you" can have several tones and the one for a teacher, parent, sibling or friend couldn't be more affectionate. This year don't leave your kids out of your valentine day celebrations.. am doing the same.. You decide you want to make your little boys or girls valentines or better still, you and daddy can be theirs!!... :-)