Outshine Saint Valentine for Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is exactly one week away and we all know what that means—chocolate, flowers and candy hearts.

Those are all nice things to give someone, but they are generic. Make your gift something from the heart and out of the ordinary. Below are some suggestions for girls and guys to make your Valentine’s Day memorable.

To surprise your loved one, you can take them to New York using the information in . To make it more interesting, do not tell them where there are going; simply tell them what to pack and leave it at that. If you want, you could leave hints around the house to let them figure out their Valentine’s Day getaway.

If you want to stay local to enjoy your night, you can take your date out to dinner to their favorite restaurant. You can surprise them with this as well. If you do not feel like going out and wish to stay in, you can cook dinner with your date at your house. There are recipes all over the web that you can cook that are perfect for Valentine’s Day. All you have to do is go out during the day and find everything you need to make the recipe. You can also buy Valentine’s Day-themed aprons and cooking utensils to use while you are cooking dinner. Set the table with pink and red colors and in the middle, create a centerpiece with red roses.

If you are the type of person to enjoy a low-key Valentine’s Day, take your sweetheart to see “The Vow.” “The Vow” is about a car accident that puts a newly married Paige (Rachel McAdams) in a coma. When she wakes up, her new husband, Leo (Channing Tatum) is by her bedside. However, she does not remember him or anything that they had together. The movie is about Leo trying to win back Paige. It is perfect for Valentine’s Day.

If you’re a sports fan, you can buy sports tickets to a Penguins game. While you are there, you can take a picture together and later put it in a photo frame and give it to them. Also, if you are a crafty person, you can make a scrapbook for them. Simply buy a scrapbook, stickers and things to decorate the pages with and gather photos from when you first met or the beginning of your relationship. From there, you can put everything together and type quotes and write captions for the photos. This will be a gift that will never be forgotten. You can also keep updating the scrapbook by adding pictures and memorabilia in the future.