Do you love Valentine's Day or are you one of those cynics who say it's commercialised?! Personally I love love love it, hearts, flowers, chocolates and good old fashioned romance. What's not to love? It doesn't have to be a big thing but it's nice to give a small gesture at least or just exchanging a handwritten note to your love. Ever since I was little, my Mum and Grandma would send my brother and I little heart cards from 'Guess who???' {but we would always recognise their writing!} and give us a big chocolate heart lollipop. When I actually got a real Valentine's card from boys in primary school I was ecstatic and have loved it ever since. Ben and I have always made an active occasion of it, for the last couple of years we've planned a trip to Columbia Road Flower Market the week before, as we did yesterday, for me to buy some pretty spring blooms, in reds and pink colours, and then go out for a nice lunch or cook something yummy at home on the 14th Feb. {This year we've even booked a night away, but that was because I just needed something to look forward to in this grey cold depressing winter so we basically used Valentine's as an excuse.} Oh well, all hail Valentine's as just that, an excuse to be spoilt and to spoil the one you love. And hell, if you don't love anyone other than your cat, then spoil yourself!

This history of Valentine's Day is worth a quick read. I love the thought of a Saint Valentine sending love notes like Cupid. In a world of emails and texts, even just the act of writing a card these days is romantic don't you think? Paperchase has been my favourite place for cards this year but Not on the High Street or Etsy usually have some lovely designs.  This will be our first married Valentine's Day <3 <3 <3  

I couldn't resist ordering some sugar cookies from Nila Holden, I've been eyeing up her beautiful photos of her baking on Instagram for a while so Valentine's Day seemed like a legitimate excuse to order some. They look pretty and smell of heavenly vanilla, we can eat them as part of our Valentine's dinner. 

R <3 xx 

{this post is sponsored but I would never ever promote anything that I didn't already love and would buy myself}