Of Mice and Moments

Sure, Valentine’s Day is more about romance of the couples variety — and it’s on a Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use the excuse of a candy-filled holiday to take a mini-vacation. Am I right?

Personally, I’m a fan of the family theme park outing. Disneyland and Walt Disney World (dinner at Victoria and Albert’s, anyone?) always have something up their, um, glove(?) for Valentine’s Day, which means fun for the whole family. What? Disney is totally romantic. Read More »

This heart was found in San Francisco.

Ah, romance. And Shagging. But mostly, romance.

Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day and the possibilities are endless. Or severely limited. It depends which side of the country song you’re on.

Be safe and have fun!

Photo by ckelly via Flickr

Do you feel lucky, Romeo and/or Juliet? (Gnomeo, you can leave your hat on.) We’re talking romance of the interactive variety, and SHAGscore.com will help you determine whether or not you have a chance.

SHAG stands for Sexy Hotel/Activity Guide, and yes, it makes us randy, baby. All you have to do is answer a few questions about your date plans (just in time for Valentine’s!) and the magic SHAG will point all signs to yes. Or in your case, no.

Basically, it’s for those of us scoring at home that don’t really want to. And by “us” I mean “you” because I just scored a 15. That’s Zen, baby. My wife will be thrilled.

Visit SHAGscore.com to see if your planned romantic getaway is worth it will ignite the passions of your heart and other areas that are your own business.

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Prickly Pear Cactus

My husband and I are spending the entire weekend celebrating Valentine’s Day. My husband isn’t what I would call overly romantic, but this year a few things caught his eye, and before I knew it he had an entire weekend of activities planned. Far be it for me to not take advantage of his warm and fuzzy mood!

Saturday:

We will partake of breakfast at The Farmhouse Restaurant in Gilbert. I’ve been wanting to check this place out for ages, I hear they’ve got incredible Belgian waffles, and my husband is an aficionado of biscuits and gravy.

In Queen Creek, the Peach Blossom Celebration at Schnepff Farms is open the weekends of February 10th-13th, 17th-20th, and 24th-27th. Admission is free! I’ve seen cherry orchards and apple orchards, but I’ve never seen a peach orchard in full blossom. It seems like it’s been AGES since I’ve had a really great peach – the produce in the grocery stores always seem to be mealy and dry.

We’ll be wrapping up the day with dinner at The Melting Pot in Ahwatukee. Nothing spells romance like raw meat on sticks and boiling oil. I may skip dinner and go straight to dessert, though. You can’t go wrong with chunks of cake dipped in melted chocolate.

Sunday:

After indulging in breakfast in bed, we’re taking a drive up to the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior. This weekend features their annual flower exhibit. Admission is $7.50 for adults and $3 for ages 5-12.

We’ll partake of dinner at one of our favorite Italian restaurants, Lo Cascio’s in Tempe. They have, hands-down, the best chicken marsala I’ve ever had. And the tiramisu is heavenly.

I’m one lucky, lucky girl.

Photo Credit: “I Heart Prickly Pear Cacti” by Andrew Atzert on Flickr Creative Commons.