Valentine's Party

I'm excited about the first gathering for Grammie Rose's Camp. If you are reading this post, chances are you received an invitation to a Valentine's Party.

I hope the weather holds. Christie is coming from Virginia. She is going to help me prepare for our morning of fun and companionship.

A couple of people have asked about the Valentines. As I thought about a party, I began to think about the old-fashioned fun I had at school for Valentine's Day. There was a beautifully decorated box in the front of the room. Every student would come to school in the days leading up to Valentine's day and put their valentines in the box, awaiting the day that they would all be distributed by the teacher.

Filling out those Valentine's was tricky. Back in my elementary school days, wording was everything. I wanted to be sure the boy I liked didn't get a card that was too silly. But the cards were all silly. Once in a while, a student would bring lollipops in lieu of written cards. Wow. I remember the sweet cherry flavor and the white hearts that were magically painted on the candy.

The party day finally arrived. Moms would bring in cupcakes and sugar cookies cut in heart shapes. Red kool-aid was served. Teacher might receive a special box of chocolates. Foil hearts and paper doilies abounded. Sometimes we made special envelopes to bring our valentines home in.

Sometimes we found out the boy we liked, liked us too. Sometimes we would get the monkey valentine instead. It was exciting and it was fun.

The idea of bringing Valentines is to remember the fun and to celebrate love a little. I'm not quite sure how many will say yes to my invitations so I've asked everyone to bring 12 Valentines to share. Filled out and signed, ready to distribute.

There will be some treats. And a craft so we can cut and paste and use paper hearts like we did when we were girls. I'm looking forward to it.