David, Joelle and Johnnie Besnette

Valentine’s day sneaks up on you from out of nowhere. I still feel like I am cleaning up Holiday decorations and trying to clean up my diet from all of the “naughtys” that I ingested over the past few weeks - mostly good wine with my parents while they were here, and the occasional scoop of ice cream (did you know the average American gains 7-10 pounds in December?).

Anyways, many people can be caught off guard by Valentine’s day, and they scramble to get a gift for their sweetie at the last minute. Usually it is chocolate or roses - the standards.

I have a friend in Arizona that puts together some amazing gift baskets. She has a Valentine’s basket that is superb - It includes:

Ferrero Prestige fine assorted confections, White tea spa lotion, White tea body butter, bubble bath, bath shrunchy shimmering body refresher, candle, heart pillow, hot cocoa and cookie!

You can take a look at her creations here.

Judy takes a lot of pride in her baskets, and they do include some really cool stuff. She can ship anywhere in the US, so give her a call at 9280779-2060 to order a really great gift for your sweetheart this year!

My sister Carrie and our great friend Erin just got back from a trip to Nepal. They trekked all over the place and even went to Everest Base Camp. They are back and have some great photos. You can see more of them here

When I was growing up, we had some neighbors across the street who owned a foliage/plant sales and rental business. Actually, it was the mom of the family who owned (actually owns, as she still has the business to this day). I remember that I worked for her part time when I was maybe 10 or 11 years old helping her to deliver the plants to various businesses around town.

Judy recently started a branch of the business for gift baskets. I live in a different state now, and I do some web design and search marketing. All these years later, she has solicited my help for both websites, and we have had a nice working relationship during the process. I guess if I had done a bad job way back in the day I might not have had this opportunity. Of course, people change, and I was just a kid, but I’d like to think that she remembered me as being a hard worker. I’d like to think of myself as being one now, too!

It’s just funny to me how things work out.