A Valentine Flash Back - Fast Flying Hearts

Since the holiday of love is upon us I feel the need to share one of my favorite Valentine's Day flash back memories. Sorry to the sappy of heart, but this one isn't for you. It's no secret that if something can go comically wrong it's more than likely going to happen to me.

A couple of years ago I decided to try and do something cute for my Valentine. I bought 20 red and pink balloons and wrote 20 little "Why I Love You" notes. I rolled the notes up, stuffed them into the balloons, blew those suckers up, and filled the bedroom with them. Cute right?

As a sucker for sweets I felt the need to add a little candy treat to each of the balloons. For V-day and love notes what would go better than candy hearts? Nothing! So I stuffed between 4-10 in each balloon. Sure they made fun rattly sounds when the balloon moves around, however the only way to get the stuff back out is to pop the balloons. Here is where my adorable idea went all wrong.

Apparently when you pop balloons hard little objects such as candy hearts turn into projectile missiles! After several attempts at popping the balloons, a small dent in the wall and few heart shaped welts on our bodies, the man and I found that throwing a blanket over the balloon and stabbing it through it was the safest option.

While sentimental gestures seem like the best idea, it is sometimes the funny ones that stick in our heads. Happy Valentine's Day!