Hey Cutie pie!
I hope you have a lovely, loving week 🥰
Today, we’re all about the Valentine’s day references in Gilmore girls. We’ll discuss how to celebrate, what to watch, what to eat and more!
Here’s your GG V-day guide 💝
When to celebrate:
February 14th and/or that weekend
Episode to watch:
6.15 - A Vineyard Valentine
+++ read this article I wrote for lovely romantic movie suggestions! 🥲
Decorations:
Streamers
Flowers
Balloons
Ribbons and bows
Tablecloths
Anything red and pink
Hearts 💕
Valentine’s day images and cards (you can cut around characters and plaster them on the walls… anything goes!)
Whatever Valentine's day decoration you have!
It really is fun to decorate just for the hell of it, just for yourself. You don’t have to spend anything, just use what you have. Make a day of it!
Food and drinks:
Oysters
Burritos! 🌯
Coffee and pastries
Cucumber water
Lobster, salad & mashed potatoes
Bruschetta (recipe below)
Wine
Powerbars
Freeze-dried spaghetti 🤣
Well, lovers love oysters. I don't. I love burritos.
🍅 Bruschetta recipe:
8 tomatoes, diced
⅓ cup chopped fresh basil
¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon olive oil
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 baguette, toasted and sliced
In a bowl, toss together the tomatoes, basil, Parmesan cheese, and garlic.
Mix in the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper.
Serve on toasted bread slices.
Activities:
Take a walk on the beach
Go to the gym and don't exercise at all!
Watch the episode
Have breakfast in bed
Exchange gifts with loved ones
Send loving texts 💌
Read The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 😢
Eat chocolate
Listen to this Love in Gilmore girls playlist! 🎶
Happy Valentine’s day Cutie pie! ❤️
I hope you take something out of the list there and have a special time with it! We should all decorate and romanticize our days and celebrate more often… especially in these troubled times 🙃
If you feel like it, let me know what you end up doing.
Talk soon,
Ariane
P.S. In a love funk?
I started a series in my other newsletter, all about love; how to believe in it, find it and what to do once you have it! It’s ongoing, so subscribe to get the next articles in your inbox.
It starts here and continues here 👇