Ridgewood NJ, It is clear to everyone that a red rose means love, and every year, an estimated 224 million roses are grown for Valentine’s Day alone, which makes up more than 50 percent of the flowers given each year.
While roses are always nice, Ebates just released a new infographic about The Best Flowers to Buy for Valentine’s Day infographic, and gives insight for those looking for a unique flower giving experience but don’t know the meaning, lifespan or prices of certain flowers.
Which flowers made the infographic?
Lilies: Passion & Fertility: $5-$10 per stem; Lifespan: 2-3 weeks
Gardenias: Secret Love: $8—$10 per stem; Lifespan: 1 week
Orchids: Deserving a Rich Escape: $10— $30 per stem; Lifespan: 1—2 weeks
Succulents: Self-cared for the busy worker: $5—$10 per stem; Lifespan: A few years
Carnations: Mother’s love: $5 per stem; Lifespan: 2—3 weeks
French Tulips: Fresh beginnings: $5—$10 per stem; Lifespan: Up to 10 Days
SunFlowers: Summer Love: $5 per stem; Lifespan: 5 to 12 Days
Purple Irises: Royalty: $5—$100 per stem
Tea Roses: Traditional Love: $10—$13per stem; Lifespan: 1 to 2 Weeks
Ridgewood NJ, Better sex through music? Absolutely. The right soundtrack can make or break the mood, enhance a sense of intimacy, and fine tune you to the rhythms of your lover. Or if you’re currently solo, either by choice or by circumstance, sensual music can help draw you inward where you can experience ecstasy simply by swaying your hips to the beat.
The art of crafting a sexy playlist is as much about the order of songs as it is what songs to play. Consider the arc of love making: a slow opening, an intensely erotic build up, multiple peaks, a deeply fulfilling orgasm followed by cuddling and ultimately rest.
The playlist created by one of the music experts at YogiTunes.com is a subtle, deeply sensual mix that moves through tenderness, sparse but swelling vocals, and multiple slow peaks of luscious, hypnotic rhythms. Created to cultivate presence in the body, it is intended to bring forward the pleasure that arises from waves of sonic body love. Perfect for when you want to surrender to your practice of literally making love blossom in your body……….or when it’s time to have making love BE your yoga practice 🙂
Why Does Music Help Create Connection?
Music is sometimes referred to as the Universal Language. Often times in relationships people are trying to find ways to communicate deeper parts of themselves, be vulnerable and demonstrate authentic affection. Music remind us that we are all connected because the very mechanics of sound work on the principle of sympathetic resonance, a principle that causes similar and connected objects to vibrate at the same frequency which translates to “I feel what you feel” in human terms.
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On February 14 around the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed.
Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army because of their strong attachment to their wives and families.
To get rid of the problem, Claudius banned all marriages and engagements in Rome. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.
When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Valentine was arrested and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. The sentence was carried out on February 14, on or about the year 270.
Legend also has it that while in jail, St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer’s daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it “From Your Valentine.”
For his great service, Valentine was named a saint after his death.
Ridgewood NJ, With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, I wanted to gauge your interest in a story about American spending habits around the romantic holiday, the topic of a recent survey conducted by Finder.com, a personal finance comparison and education site. The survey, which polled over 3,000 Americans, covered a ton of interesting data points, including how much people spend and the differences in spending based by state, length of relationship and gender. It also looked at secret spending, where a partner knowingly hides purchases from their significant other. If you’re interested, I’d be happy to share the findings, some of which include:
Respondents in Kansas spent the most on their partners on Valentine’s Day, with an average spend of $117, followed by Nevada ($112), Idaho ($111), North Dakota ($108), Hawaii ($102), Arkansas ($93), Virginia ($87), Florida ($83), California and South Carolina ($82).
The states that spent least on their Valentine were New Hampshire ($31) and South Dakota, Delaware, Maine, Vermont, Wyoming and Kentucky (all $36).
34% of Americans plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day by going to a restaurant
Those who are in 2 to 5 year relationship will get the highest valued gifts
Married couples were the most likely not to buy a gift at all
30% of Americans have hidden purchases from their loved ones
UnReal answers consumer trend to give chocolates that are delicious and all-natural, made without unhealthy ingredients or excess sugar, as a show of real love
February 10,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, UnReal announced today that it has partnered with Whole Foods Ridgewood at 44 Godwin Ave and other regional Whole Foods Market stores to offer two of its all-natural chocolate candies in limited edition tins and bags for Valentine’s Day. Available in stores, and online through UnReal, the limited edition tins and bags feature unique artwork designed by world-renowned illustrator Steve Simpson and are fun for all types of Valentines – friends, family, co-workers, and lovers, alike.
Ridgewood families to purchase at the Whole Foods Market store located at 44 Godwin Ave. UnReal, the unjunked food company, has partnered exclusively with Whole Foods Market stores to offer better-for-you alternatives to share with all types of Valentine’s this season – with 40% less sugar and no artificial ingredients. Whole Foods Ridgewood is also offering a free bag of candy coated milk chocolate gems with any e-store order placed by Friday, February 12th.
“The reason for giving Valentine’s Day chocolates is to celebrate those we love in a sweet way. The chocolates we give reflect our own values, so more of us want to give something that tastes delicious, but is not made with unhealthy ingredients or mass-produced. UnReal shows our real love by giving chocolates that taste unreal and are made without artificial ingredients, preservatives, GMO’s, or excess sugar,” said UnReal’s 18-year-old founder, Nicky Bronner.
UnReal is re-inventing America’s favorite candy using sustainably sourced, fair trade, non-GMO ingredients, and less sugar than their traditional counterparts. This Valentine’s Day, the company created two limited edition UNREAL LOVE tins. One features 16 ounces of red candy coated milk chocolate gems, made with organic cacao and dairy, without any artificial ingredients, and naturally colored with beetroot juice. The second tin features 16 rich, dark chocolate peanut butter cups. The price of each limited edition, UNREAL LOVE tin is $9.99. UnReal is also offering an 8-ounce bag of its red candy coated milk chocolate gems for $4.99. Both tins and the bags are available at all Whole Foods Markets in NY, NJ, CT, MA, NH, RI and ME.
Whole Foods Market Ridgewood and other NJ locations are also offering a free bag of candy coated milk chocolate gems with any e-store order placed by Friday, February 12th, including any of the floral offerings.
“UnReal has once again outdone themselves this holiday, creating an exciting and unique gift option for Valentine’s Day,” said Kimberley Rose, Vice President of Purchasing for Whole Foods Market’s North Atlantic region. “Between the beautiful, limited edition packaging and the delicious, high quality chocolates, what’s not to love? Pairing it with our double dozen roses is about as easy and fail-proof as Valentine’s gift giving can get!”
To get your own UnReal chocolate candies, visit Whole Foods Market Ridgewood at 44 Godwin Ave- or to purchase online, visit https://www.getunreal.com.
Ridgewood NJ, while most couples are planning a romantic night for Valentine’s Day, others are hoping to cut ties before Sunday and go into the weekend single and ready to mingle. For those looking for a compassionate way to end things with a significant other, video messaging company Vift has launched a Break-Up Kit to help.
Vift is an online “video gift” platform that allows people to send recorded or uploaded video messages that arrive in sync with your package delivery. With Vift’s new Break-Up Kit, you can send your soon-to-be ex a gift to help them transition back into single life, along with a personal video that they receive via text/email when your gift arrives at the door. Gifts range from tissues and Netflix subscriptions to a Single’s cruise in three different gift options:
The “I’m Not Ready To Be In A Profile Picture With You” package;
The Ultimate Valentine’s Celebration!
Join the B.Witching team for a fun class of Love Potion Crafting
Class includes instruction and all crafting supplies. Learn to mix herbs and fragrances to formulate your own bath salt potion & roll beeswax and blend fragrances to create a Valentine’s Day candle.
Class dates:
Thursday Feb 11, 2016 from 5-7pm
Friday Feb 12, 2016 from 5-7pm
Saturday Feb 13, 2016 from 12-2pm
Saturday Feb 13, 2016 from 3-5pm
Saturday Feb 13, 2016 from 6-8pm (Adults Only—BYOB)
$25 per person paid in advance – $30 per person day of event.
Space is limited to 10 people per class and they sell out quick! Reserve space in person or by calling our Ridgewood Store. Not recommended for children under 6 years of age. The perfect Valentine’s Day Ladies Night Out, Girl Scouts or Mommy & Me Event!
Reader asks , Bergen County Clerk performed a lot of weddings on Valentine day.Was our Village Mayor asked to the same ? If so and is there any wedding cake left over.Love you all — Dom the Marriage broker of Robert St.
According to Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli , “Gretchen and I were married on Valentine’s Day 1981…..it was sunny and 70 degrees in Ridgewood that day!”
Valentine’s Day brings wedded bliss at Bergen County Clerk’s Office
FEBRUARY 14, 2015, 8:42 PM LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015, 10:04 PM
BY STEPHANIE AKIN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
When Diana Acosta and Cristian Sanchez decided to get married two weeks ago, they considered planning a wedding a year in advance. Then they realized all their close family members would be in town for the Presidents Day weekend and that the Bergen County Clerk’s office would be performing ceremonies.
The last detail seemed like a happy coincidence: It was Valentine’s Day.
So Acosta and Sanchez — she in a shimmery white dress, he in a gray blazer — became one of eight couples to exchange wedding vows in the county clerk’s office Saturday.
“Usually we go to dinner for Valentine’s Day,” Acosta said. “Now it will be our anniversary.”
Beyond Bergen County, other couples who exchanged Valentine’s Day vows included 100 who were wed atop the Empire State building; British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who married his fiancée Sophie Hunter on the Isle of Wight; and as many as 1,500 people who were expected to be issued marriage licenses in Las Vegas over the Presidents Day weekend, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Need A Date for Valentines : The Robot That Knows When to Swipe Right
A new Tinder bot learns who its human overlord finds attractive. Then it goes to work.
Robinson Meyer Feb 13 2015, 7:45 AM ET
I have come to think of Tinder as a sort algorithm for the mind. It surfaces individual data entries—which happen to be humans—and asks the user to make a single decision about them: Would you make out with this person? Or, more tamely, would you be friends with this person?
If both minds sort each other’s data entries into the same category, a chat window opens.
The process is efficient, and the computer does everything except make that one, crucial choice. But perhaps that is too much work. Perhaps that single choice can be automated.
The Vancouver-based programmer Justin Long has done just that. In a post on his personal website, he describes how he automated Tinder using facial-recognition algorithms and a chat bot.
The bot, he writes, is “amazingly effective”—so effective he eventually turned it off.
Long’s bot, which he calls Tinderbox, has two steps: a sort phase and a chat phase. First, Tinderbox asks users to sort 60 faces from Tinder into the “yes” or “no” piles. Using the facial-recognition scheme Eigenface, it notes what kind of features users seem to like—attempting, in other words, to distinguish a user’s “type.” Then it goes to work, automatically sorting images from other Tinder users along the parameters it judges important.
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New matchmaker and dating coach joins AVConnexions to work with younger members between the age of 25 and 40.
Feb. 5, 2015
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — AVConnexions announced today that Jane Tsilova has joined the firm to further develop their dating coaching and matchmaking practice. Jane comes with 6 years’ experience in counselling. She has her Master’s degree from Montclair University.
Jane joins AVConnexions as a Matchmaker and Dating Coach. She will focus on working with their younger clientele and Jewish singles. Jane comments “I am excited to start a new challenge within AVConnexions and look forward to working with the Team of Experts to further develop their already extensive product and service suite. I am fortunate to be joining such a respected company that prides itself on exceptional service.”
Arlene Vasquez, Founder of AVConnexions, said she is excited to welcome Jane Tsilova to the team. “I’m confident that Jane will play a key role in providing and implementing high quality matchmaking and coaching solutions for our clients.”
AVConnexions, founded by Arlene Vasquez, offers the highest level of matchmaking, dating coaching, and fabulous events for singles. AVConnexions specializes in connecting successful single men and women while providing resources they need to achieve their best authentic self. They take pride in their personalized approach by meeting and interviewing every candidate until they find mutually compatible matches. Dating coaching services include a personalized 5-part process to help achieve relationship goals and instill dating confidence. AVConnexions also holds singles events that offer an ideal atmosphere for singles to mingle and get to know people who want the same thing; love in a happy committed relationship.
What to get your sweetie this Valentine’s Day? Reservations at McDonald’s
Laura Reiley, Times Food Critic
Monday, February 10, 2014 2:56pm
The Golden Arches at 6717 N Dale Mabry Highway is offering sweethearts an opportunity to “create your own McMemories” this Valentine’s Day. Think about it, a McFlurry with a side order of love.
One of the 53 Caspers Co. McDonald’s franchises in the Tampa Bay area, this location will be transformed on Friday into a sit-down restaurant, complete with LED candles, tabletop flowers and counter employees retrained as waiters offering table service and refills. They are accepting phone reservations, the first 10 of which will receive complimentary roses.
General manager Ernesto Izquierdo credits service manager Liliana Rofario with the idea.
“She came to me and asked me what I thought. She has three kids and she thought it would be a cool thing for them. Maybe for them it’s a first Valentine’s Day, and they can’t afford to go to a lot of places,” Izquierdo said. “There a misconception that it has to be romantic. It’s about showing someone you love them.”
Izquierdo spoke with Caspers Co.’s communications team, which gave the idea the green light.
Ben & Jerry’s is offering a Mooeuphoric Ice Cream Experience this Valentine’s Day. You and up to two guests can reserve a personalized ice cream tasting experience with a dedicated Ben & Jerry’s Flavor Guru only on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14.
Based on your favorite flavors, we will customize a tasting menu that is sure to delight. You and your date will leave in a state of Mooeuphoria. Call for details:201-689-1122.
Senior Citizen Valentine Dance at Ridgewood High School – Rescheduled Due to Weather
SENIOR CITIZEN VALENTINE DANCE
POSTPONED
Due to the inclement weather and dangerous conditions on the roads and parking lots, we feel it necessary and safe to postpone the Valentine Dance which was scheduled for Tuesday, February 11th
We will notify you with a new date and time as soon as conditions allow.
We ask you to help us to get the word out to as many people as possible.
Thank you and have a happy and safe Valentine’s Day!!
