Some good Valentine date suggestions.

For all of you clueless date-planners, Steve and I discovered this sweet website called http://www.coolestdates.com/. Here are some of our favorite suggestions:

1. Watch Monday night football. (Always a favorite with the ladies.)

2. Have a family sing-along. (Can that be considered a date?)

3. Create play dough figures and allow them to harden. Then give your creation to each other. Don't forget to take pictures!

4. Play computer games. (Steve knows I can't get enough of Lego Star Wars.)

And our favorite:

5. Spend the evening showing your coin or stamp collection.


We really loved those ideas. In fact, we really loved reading those ideas. We thought that might have made a great Valentine date in and of itself.

Here's what we're doing instead.

We are making these:

Chocolate Truffles (gluten-free):
Scald heavy cream gently in a saucepan. Just before it boils, remove from heat and add chocolate chips, stirring until they are completely melted. Put pot in fridge, stirring occasionally, until a spoonful can be turned upside down and remain intact. Then form chocolate mixture into 1-inch balls and roll in cocoa. Chill for an hour before eating.

Then we thought it would be humorous to go to http://www.designyourownhome.com/ and see what we could come up with. My dream home would look something like this:

Only in English.