Thinking Outside The Box (of Chocolates)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgok57SL5-eEd5VFMW07Em6XdnYPAfE5fk64FJAYg6P9ipis_1O62jsaDRuCwgq83NAv4-3y1fwJKllnNmn9VQOE1aF0-zZO-VW6RMuGtKxqqPg4R41uHyFSDXOf2FtOwAHeyvhX2MExM1/s1600/Picture+352.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgok57SL5-eEd5VFMW07Em6XdnYPAfE5fk64FJAYg6P9ipis_1O62jsaDRuCwgq83NAv4-3y1fwJKllnNmn9VQOE1aF0-zZO-VW6RMuGtKxqqPg4R41uHyFSDXOf2FtOwAHeyvhX2MExM1/s1600/Picture+352.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Don't get me wrong...I love getting chocolates on Valentine's Day!  However, this year, I thought I'd mix it up a little.  For my twelve year old daughter, the cutest temporary tattoos by <a href="http://www.tattly.com/" target="_blank">Tattly</a>.  Still fun and girlie, but not overly sentimental, I know she'll get a kick out of sharing them with her classmates. And, when it came time to find some creative ideas for my other two children, I didn't have to look any further than <a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy</a>. These fun, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BraveMoonman?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">bright pencils</a> and this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88579333/valentines-collection-jack-russell-totem?ref=sc_4&sref=sr_57eb2954afb63fa6d56b1f0906cc02c6bf57235a69185bc0ec1cce5868eab96f_1327965157_14196770_jack_russell" target="_blank">sweet little Jack Russel</a>, both caught my eye recently.  And of course, there's always that iconic box of chocolates! (<a href="http://www.godiva.com/product/mini-message-hearts-set-of-four/id/2545.gdv?SE_Section=Shop&SE_Category=118&lastCat=118" target="_blank">I couldn't resist this bargain</a>) What do you have planned for Valentine's Day?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykhWkPxY8x663UhgpfQvHyfeIajUY_CZdlIwS5ETRaocvknDhuhROxNQLvkaP0e5u8dkJGQF6PBC1bg41mti8R9bN-6Id-VLyji4kDNjqRwwGejGr9dHq03YDgYsj46I_gcgla22RJpO0/s1600/il_570xN.279980892-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykhWkPxY8x663UhgpfQvHyfeIajUY_CZdlIwS5ETRaocvknDhuhROxNQLvkaP0e5u8dkJGQF6PBC1bg41mti8R9bN-6Id-VLyji4kDNjqRwwGejGr9dHq03YDgYsj46I_gcgla22RJpO0/s1600/il_570xN.279980892-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-o74QkTXMCsz8wUaoQSwdTfHPWNvdLME8BHif-vGP7TawMEdHh-CEnaI5ecW2L35_O3Ifwia0M5IEIWdZwhCVk_KYFmkz7nytgqCB3RbxEzn9ddrcW6gKDNGHwvqh9DvYcTxjNr1VjgS6/s1600/il_570xN.304721598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-o74QkTXMCsz8wUaoQSwdTfHPWNvdLME8BHif-vGP7TawMEdHh-CEnaI5ecW2L35_O3Ifwia0M5IEIWdZwhCVk_KYFmkz7nytgqCB3RbxEzn9ddrcW6gKDNGHwvqh9DvYcTxjNr1VjgS6/s1600/il_570xN.304721598.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

Thinking Outside The Box (of Chocolates)

Don't get me wrong...I love getting chocolates on Valentine's Day!  However, this year, I thought I'd mix it up a little.  For m...

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