CRAP! It's Valentines Day. It happens, people forget...well, men forget. Women don't forget. So, you could be in some deep #@$t if you don't pull something together FAST. Here are a few things you can do last minute to save your a$$:
1. Dinner
Chances are, most places are booked up for tonight (all those damn guys who didn't forget actually made reservations). Check out opentable.com, they have access to the reservations of hundreds of restaurants, so you'll save yourself the hassle of having to look each one up, just go down the list until you find one with availability. If all else fails, get some candles and have dinner at home. She would love it if you cooked - it shows that you made an effort. Check out allrecipes.com, they have pretty much everything, show you how long it takes, and if it's easy or not. If you really can't cook, or really don't have time to do that, pick something up. This is where Longos can be your best friend. I know it sounds cheesy, but odds are against you being able to pick up something fairly gourmet tonight. Longos has impressive carry out dishes - I've seen braised ribs, glazed salmon, stuff like that. They also have a plethora of sides. Whatever it is that you decide to pick up, make sure that when they pack up your food - this is very important - they separate each dish (meat in one container, vegetables in another, etc...). When you get home, plate it nicely. This will matter to her.
2. Flowers
Boutique flower shops will probably not take your order at this point. You're going to have to be creative with where you go, and what you get. Again, I direct you to Longos. They have a great flower section. If they are out of roses and only have those cheesy looking arrangements, get a potted plant. Whatever you do, DO NOT GET CARNATIONS. Orchids are great, lilies are also good - simple, elegant.
3. Jewelry
If you want to get jewelry and just don't have time, tell her that you got her something, but it still needs to be engraved, or fitted. Be coy about it, hint that you got her jewelry, but don't tell her what. Tell her you really wanted to give it to her today, but they just couldn't get it done on time. Then, rush your butt to the store and get it as fast as you can. Don't forget your excuse - if you said you were waiting for the engraving, make sure it's engraved. If you said they were fitting it, measure her ring or bracelet size.
4. Chocolate
You can go ahead and grab some Godiva chocolate if you want, or you can grab a nice small cake from Longos (yup, Longos again!). Get them to write something on it, 'I love you', 'Happy Valentines Day', something like that. Or, if you really want to over compensate, grab some strawberries and chocolate chips. This takes about 10 minutes, tops. Melt the chocolate in the microwave with 30 second intervals and mix in between. Then dip, and refrigerate. If you want to be really fancy, go to Bulk Barn, get some white chocolate, and some red chocolate (melting chocolate looks like quarters and they have all different colors). Do some red, then mix the two and do some pink. She will be SO impressed. **very important tip - if you do this, make sure the strawberries are completely dry before you dip them, or else the chocolate will curdle.
5. Finale
Here's the icing on the cake. Burn her this mixtape and tell her you made it for her, and that all of these songs make you think of her. She will melt. Tell her she's beautiful. Tell her she makes you a better man. Act like you were a little unsure of yourself - "Did you like dinner? I know it wasn't amazing, but I wanted to make you something", "Do the strawberries look dumb? I guess I should have just bought them...", "Are you upset that your gift is late? I really think you'll like what I picked, and I didn't want to get one you wouldn't love."
What every woman wants is to see that you made the effort. It will seem like it took you weeks to pull this off, but you can do it in a few hours. Good luck!
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