5 Ways to treat your Valentine in 2012

Guys, your better half deserves a treat.

Let’s face it, she didn’t mind your Super Bowl party. She probably even did most of the cleaning up afterwards. We can complain about St. Valentine’s Day being created by the greeting cards companies but in truth, she deserves every week instead of once a year.

Yet there is always that question about what to do for Valentine’s day.

How will you celebrate St. Valentine's Day in Wisconsin?

What do you do for her? What do you get her? She deserves a bit more than the cheap bouquet at the grocery store on the way home.

5 Ways to treat your Valentine special in Wisconsin:

1. Take her for a romantic retreat a one of Wisconsin’s romantic spots.

Maybe an evening with Swiss European flare in New Glarus. How about a night in Door County at one of the local resorts? There are many places in Wisconsin that offer a different view and a chance to be together and enjoy it.

2. Give her  a special Wisconsin treat.

If getting away for a night is not an option this year since St. Valentine’s Day is in the middle of the week, you can still giver her a treat from those places. You can order chocolate from the New Glarus Cheese and Chocolate Haus or Esther’s European Imports. Both have online stores and you might get the goods in time if you order soon. There are a number of Door County specialties that can be found all over the state. At the very least, you could get her some special Door County Coffee and enjoy a warm evening together. Don’t forget the New Glarus Bakery or any local Wisconsin bakery for other baked sweets.  You can get her jelly beans at the Jelly Belly Factory in Kenosha.

3. Spend some time in the Wisconsin outdoors together.

One hint: the middle of February is probably not a good time for a walk down Grant Park Beach with the cold wind from Lake Michigan. However, the 7 Bridges in Grant Park might make a nice romantic walk and it’s kinda of hidden from the wind. If you can skate (or she can) there is ice skating at Red Arrow Park in Milwaukee. For something even more athletic, go skiing. Crystal Ridge Ski Hill in Franklin is just minutes away from much of Milwaukee and has ski rentals.

4. Flowers from one of Wisconsin’s florists.

I’ve always loved the look on my wife’s face when I give her flowers. She really loves them. There is Parkway Floral in South Milwaukee as well as a large number of other local florists in Wisconsin.

Flowers and Jewelry Make Valentine's Day Better

5. Diamonds are always treasured.

If not diamonds, there are other choices in jewelry that will thrill her heart. My wife loves pearls. I think they look better when she is wearing them then in a store. I suggest you go to a local jeweler like Donn Powers instead of a discount chain store. You’ll know your getting something that is worthy of your better half instead of some cheap imported piece of costume jewelry.

Of course, if one of the five ideas above doesn’t come to mind you can take your Valentine out to eat at a Wisconsin restaurant.

You can go Italian at Paisano’s in South Milwaukee or diCarlo’s Pizza in Oak Creek. You can go with Chinese at China Chef in South Milwaukee. For something a bit more upscale, you can take your Valentine to the Packing House. If you are not near one of these places, I am sure there is another fine Wisconsin restaurant near you the she loves. Better yet, combine dinner with one of the options above.

Whatever you do, do something.

She deserves it, doesn’t she? After all, she chose to spend St. Valentine’s with you.

Flowers for Valentine’s Day or any occasion from Parkway Floral in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Parkway Floral has a special place in my life.

My wife and I had a very small wedding. There were a number of reasons it was this way, but I think we both wanted it to be small. It was a bit unconventional for an American wedding as my wife wore a traditional Chinese wedding dress which is red and not white.

Originally my wife had not planned on having a bouquet.

The morning of the wedding, she decided that she wanted to have a bouquet. So among all the other things I needed to to that morning, I needed to find a wedding bouquet and fast.

Parkway Floral South Milwaukee, WI

My first try for a wedding bouquet was Parkway Floral.

My wife's wedding bouquet from Parkway Floral

I know that most places take while for something like a wedding bouquet so I felt I would be pretty lucky just to have one in time for the wedding which was just a couple hours away. An hour later, I had a beautiful bouquet of red roses (her favorite) for my bride. She was thrilled with it!

If you are looking for great flowers for your wife or girlfriend I recommend Parkway Floral.

They have the most beautiful flowers and flower arrangements. They have lots of choices to make your flowers special. I feel their flowers are better quality than the ones you might find at a supermarket. They seem to last longer.

Parkway Floral in the daytime

They have flower arrangements for all different types of special occasions too.

There are some very cute flower arrangements for a new baby. The have flowers for anniversaries and birthdays. Don’t forget those school occasions like dances.

Of course, Parkway Floral has flowers for Valentines Day.

Parkway Floral from North Chicago Ave.

I know my wife loves flowers. I have on occasion, seen tears in here eyes when I have given her flowers. I think she deserves them.

For great flowers no matter what the occasion, I recommend Parkway Floral in South Milwaukee, WI.

Phone number for Parkway Floral in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin:

414-762-0246 or 1-888-445-5020

Address for Parkway Floral:

Website for Parkway Floral:

ParkwayFloral.com

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The South Milwaukee, Wisconsin Public Library.

The South Milwaukee Public Library has been in the community for nearly 100 years.

It now has not only books, but CD’s, video tapes, and DVD’s. Recently, free Wi-Fi access has also been added to its services. There are also meeting rooms and study rooms available for use. Fax service as well as black and white and color copiers. The South Milwaukee Library also has several public notaries on staff (call to be sure one is available).

The library is divided into two main sections.

The adult section is downstairs. The children’s section is upstairs. An elevator can be used for access to the upper floor children’s section or meeting rooms.

The South Milwaukee Library is a part of the Milwaukee County Federated Library System.

You can order materials from other member libraries and pick them up locally. You can also view your library record, renew items, and place reserves from the Milwaukee County Federated Library System Website. Additional online resources are also available. The link for the website is below.

Websites for the South Milwaukee Public Library:

• South Milwaukee Library
• Milwaukee County Federated Library System

The library is publicly funded.

Public funding currently only provides basic funding. The South Milwaukee Public Library Foundation has been created to help raise additional funds for the library. Funds are raised through gifts and donated book sales. For more information about the Foundation, you can call the South Milwaukee Public Library.

Phone number for the South Milwaukee Public Library:

• 414-768-8195

The South Milwaukee Library address:

• 1907 10th Avenue
• South Milwaukee, WI 53172

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