1-800 Flowers is Everywhere!

I know that I've written a lot of entries about 1-800 flowers, but that is because they are everywhere! They certainly have a great marketing campaign. I saw that they sponsored a tv show I was watching on Bravo this week, and I also read an article about them and how they don't over-charge customers just because they are ordering roses or other flower arrangements online.

I like ordering flowers online- it's easier, I can do it from work or home, and I have a big selection. However, many times I don't order anything because it is so costly. It's great that 1-800Flowers is trying to make prices more clear and reasonable for customers.

Twilight Valentine’s Day Flowers are a Great Gift for Any Fan

Even though I had read all 4 books of the Twilight series before the first movie came out, it doesn't stop me from enjoying all the hoopla surrounding the series that I've loved for a long time. SO, I was excited to find, while searching 1800Flowers for Valentine's Day flowers for my mom, a page for Twilight Valentine’s Day Flowers. I thought about buying them for myself, but then I figured that simply sending the page to my fiancee as a major hint should do the trick! Hopefully he will buy me the 'Premium Package', since that comes with a pre-order of the New Moon DVD!

Keep your fingers crossed for me! Have a great Valentine's Day everyone!

Ordering from 1-800 Flowers for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is coming up, and I am so excited! My fiance always buys me flowers, usually roses, for February 14th. Sometimes we go out to dinner, but he usually has the Flowers delivered to my work or my apartment when he knows that I will be home.

I like Valentine's Day, but I try to have Valentine's Day every day! Doing nice things throughout the year for one another makes things a lot more romantic, 365 days a year! I would like my fiance to buy me flowers every week, but I guess I should even be lucky that he buys me flowers on Valentine's Day! Sometimes men aren't good at remembering things like that. :)

Parco San Marco- a Dream Honeymoon

Now that I'm engaged and planning a wedding, there are a lot of vacation hot spots I've been looking at for our honeymoon. I've always wanted to go to Europe, and the spa hotel in Italy, The Parco San Marco, seems perfect. I've always loved Italy-- especially the food! And I know that the hotels and resorts there offer a lot of activities, like Lake Como Golf, bicycle tours, historical sites, and plenty of great photographic opportunities.

I'm a little worried about the cost, but I know that my family really wants to help us pay for the wedding and the honeymoon, so I know that a honeymoon at the Parco San Marco may not be far out of reach. My mom loves Italy, so a Lake Lugano Vacation would be a good excuse for her to research Italian spa hotels.

The Connection Between Paul Offit and Jenny McCarthy

When I was creating a wish list for Christmas, I thought about including this new fitness program for the Nintendo Wii that features Jenny McCarthy. That got me thinking about other things she is known for, like speaking out about autism since her son has it. This then reminded me of Paul Offit, a doctor I have mentioned before on this blog.

Unlike Jenny McCarthy however, Paul Offit believes that vaccines do not cause autism and has a new book developing this idea. Sometimes my mom is concerned about the link between autism and vaccines since she works with children as part of her career, but I assure her that medical professionals like Paul Offit are researching all they can to determine more about autism and those who have it.

Steve Stevanovich & Destination Weddings

Because I am planning on getting married during September of next year, I have been looking up wedding venues for a beautiful place to have a ceremony and reception. My friend asked me if I was going to a destination wedding since my fiancee and I got engaged in Las Vegas instead of in our hometown of Kansas City. For fun, I was looking at Steve Stevanovich's blog about destination weddings for ideas and he certainly picked a lot of amazing places.

Steve Stevanovich mentions Utah and Japan, along with some other beautiful places around the world. While a destination wedding would be beautiful, I really want all my family and friends to be present so I'm not sure if having a destination wedding like Steve Stevanovich suggests would be such a good idea.

Non-profit work and Deven Parekh

Now that I'm out of college, I have a lot more free time to volunteer and do good in my community. Deven Parekh Insight Venture Partners does a lot of non-profit work for Publicolor, which helps bring art to struggling teenage students.

However, instead of working with art like Deven Parekh Insight Venture Partners, I think that I want to work prevent animal over-population in shelters across America. One of my New Year's Resolutions is to start volunteering in a local animal shelter. I have a lot of great marketing skills that might be good for building a website or writing descriptions about animals up for adoption.

Deven Parekh Insight Venture Partners is very inspirational because he is dedicated towards making the world a better place.