Every year people look forward to Valentine's Day, and why not? It is the one day when you get to shamelessly express your love to you boyfriend or girlfriend. Though the concept is endearing, many people find themselves under a great deal of pressure to live up to the standards of such a romantic day. Many girls have no idea what to do for their boyfriends. Guys want their girlfriends to be able to brag to their friends about how great their Valentine's Day went. All of the candy, balloons and cards are enough to make anyone dizzy. So here are a few Valentine's Day activities for anyone wanting to pledge their love in a special way.
1. Enjoy a moderately expensive dinner at Gratzi! with wine. Afterwards, share a dessert.\n2. Have a picnic on the floor in your room or apartment. Include a blanket, pillows, roses, candles and wine. Cook dinner, and afterwards watch a romantic movie and take advantage of the pillows. \n3. Present a lingerie show for your valentine with romantic music, and give champagne to the audience. \n4. Cook dinner at home, and buy a box of Godiva chocolates, make hot cocoa and read each other romantic poems, stories or Grimm's Fairy Tales. \n5. Go to a Valentine's Day event such as the Les Yeux Noirs concert, Broken Hearts Dance, Bloomington Symphony Orchestra's "A Night in Old Vienna" or a see romantic movie.\n6. Have a spa day, get ice cream, and then go ice skating.\n7. Get a hotel room on Friday, sleep in on Valentine's Day, order room service and have a champagne brunch. \n8. Visit Oliver Winery.\n9. Make a list of 101 reasons why you love your valentine and then read it by candle light.\n10. Simply say, "I love you." \n-- Contact assistant arts editor Patrice Worthy at pworthy@indiana.edu.
