Valentine Love Bite: A Midnight Picnic in Bed
Posted: Sunday, January 25, 2009
by Avis Ward
GeoVi's Home for Pregnant Teens
The kids are fast asleep, away at university or you are now empty nesters. You want to do something special for your spouse on Valentine's Day but unique. Might I suggest a picnic at midnight, in bed?
This can be as simple or elegant as you wish. I like simple elegance. As for the menu, fill a picnic basket with things you both enjoy from this list. Many items are available in quarter-pound quantities. Mix and match as much as you like, depending on how long you want this Valentine Love Bite to last.
- Baguette of French bread or Italian bread, Cuban bread, Jewish rye, or other favorite.
- Dijon mustard; spicy brown mustard; champagne mustard; horseradish sauce; mayonnaise; paté de foie gras; paté de champagne; truffle paté; or other favorite.
- Sausages come in a large variety of flavors and nationality brands (make sure they need no cooking); also salamis, either hard or soft. Ready to eat meats include turkey roast, roast beef, corned beef, pastrami or any smoked products. In some stores you can find pre-cooked petite Cornish hens which would also go well with this picnic.
- Fruits to include are apples, pears, strawberries, peaches and melons and grapes.
- Cheeses such a Camembert, Brie, Swiss, Canadian strong cheddar, goat cheese, or other ethnic favorites.
- Sparklin g mineral water or wines can be varied. If you drink occasionally, try a bottle of red Bordeaux or Beaujolais or white Chardonnay or white Briolo. As for Champagne, you might like Rose D'Anjou de Neuville or Perrier Jouet, Corbel or Frixenet. Don't forget to chill if necessary.
Set your imagination free. If you wish to include fragrant massage oils, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, a book of poetry or Love Sonnets, then do so. Or create something of your own telling your spouse what he/she means to you. Write 25 Things About You that I Love. Make the night memorable, romantic and special. Feed each other using fingers and lips. If you note, forks and spoons are not packed in the basket.
If on a budget, this can be enough. If not, buy him silk boxers and yourself something new in the lingerie department. Go for satin bed linen and water effects with a fountain.
You may wonder how to pull this off in secrecy. Go to bed earlier and sneak out of bed to get everything arranged. You can get up at 11:30 on Friday night to put things in place and at the stroke of midnight, awaken your spouse to this romantic setting in your bedroom. You can even tell him/her you'll have a picnic on Saturday in case the goodies are seen in the fridge and about the house. They'll never guess it'll be at midnight in your bedroom.
Another idea would be to make it a Fondue night. Instead of all the goodies above, make it "Dessert at Midnight" but have dinner out or at home. You can also buy a gourmet gift basket and not shop at all. The idea is to be creative and introduce the element of surprise. Break from tradition to keep the home fires burning. It doesn't have to be Godiva Chocolate, you can prepare yourself as a chocolate morsel.
2009 by Avis Ward of My FM Place
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Avis,This was a steamy write! And might I add...such a great idea! Thanks for sharing this with us.Ronyae,
Thanks for being here. I hope it gets even steamier for couples whose spouse decides to make this happen for their mate. *slow wink* You're very welcome and please come again! Enjoy a marvelous Monday, Ronyae!
hi avis,sounds good to me.i'll keep it in mind. thanks for sharing,my best,sueHi Sue,
Thanks. It's good to know you agree!
My best regards,
Avis
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