It was a treasure box. I embellished a beautiful box with pearls and sequins and lace and a picture of the young couple and I lined it with silk tulle. Then inside was a series of heart shaped cookies with a word written on each that said "Will" "you" "be" "my" "Valentine's" "date" "?" followed by a large cookie that had the details of the date (time, place, etc.) on it along with a cookie with a crag down the middle that said "Don't break me". And then in the box was tucked some little heart cookies that looked like the little conversation heart candies you used to get in grade school, some heart shaped marshmallows and some custom double heart lollipops, one with the couple's names on it and the other with their picture on it. All in all it was an incredible box. So incredible that I believe it could have been used to propose marriage, or at least be used as one of the 'date boxes' on a reality show like "The Bachelor".
Oh, did I mention that that the young man asking for the date was SIX? Yes, six years old. His mother (think "Real Housewives of New Jersey") ordered the box to send to the little girl (at seven, she was an 'older woman'.) She wanted something that would completely knock the socks off this kid. Poor little girl, no other man in her life will ever ask her out without her thinking "Where's my elaborate box, you schmuck?" It's an awfully high standard to hit at such a young age.
Alas, appropriate homage was not paid for the efforts on this endeavor and the date never actually got to happen. Too bad, photos of the restaurant looked nicer than almost any restaurant I've ever been to (they reserved the table by the fireplace with the mothers perched at a slightly less nice table nearby.) But the course of true love never did run smooth, especially in kindergarten.
Here are some pictures of the Valentine's creations I did this year.
Heart Shaped Marshmallows
Assorted Heart Shaped Cookies
Valentine's cookies for the family
Will you be my Valentine?
The infamous "Box"
2 comments:
How sweeeeet ;-)
Oh, that was just too much!! I wish the little sweeties had managed to have their date. All moms ought to train their young men to be so creative. If even just a sliver of said training lasted into adulthood, I think women everywhere would rejoice. It's a slippery slope, though. I wouldn't want all women to turn into spoiled brats who expect the world all the time.
Your sweets look so fantastic, as usual. Rock on!!
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