Happy Hearts Day, dear friends!

Ah, Valentine’s Day….already here so soon!  Does this holiday bring back memories of handmade cards and boxes of chocolate?  Last month while out and about antiquing, I saw many sweet old boxes of chocolate and couldn’t resist snapping a few pictures (knowing I would share them with you on Valentine’s Day).  Who gave these boxes of chocolate originally?  And isn’t it amazing that someone held on to them for so long?  They must have been seriously yummy chocolates or from a very special suitor.

I’m not sure if any of these companies are in existence any longer….except this last one, Royal Crest Dairy.  Royal Crest Dairy seems to be alive and well out in Colorado.

On Friday,  my 6-year old son pulled a carefully-folded red construction paper card out of his backpack and asked me if he could give me his card early.  It was clear he wasn’t going to take no for an answer.   He was so proud that his handprint cut-outs  inside the card made the shape of a heart.  Underneath the handprints I found a picture of him taken from picture day back in the Fall (oh his teacher is so clever and I’ll have to thank her for this!).  These are those little things that melt my heart.

Happy Valentine’s Day, friends!  Thank you for stopping  by!