174 When traveling, give her a bouquet of roses, with one rose for each day that you'll be away. Attach a note that says something like this: "These three roses represent the three days I'll be away from you. They also symbolize the love, joy, and laughter we share together."

175 Another flower-and-note combination for when you're apart from one another: give her forget-me-nots. The note: "Forget-me-not while I'm away from you. You're never far from my thoughts as you're always in my heart."

176 Send him one rose. The note: "This bud's for you!"

177 Remove all of the thorns from a dozen long-stem red roses before you give them to your lover. The note: "These roses symbolize my love for you. Perfect, pure, and without the thorns of hurt. I'm not perfect but my love for you is."

178 Give her tulips. ("Tulips"-"two lips.") You write the note!

Pun alert!

Be creative and have fun with your love notes!

LOVESICK.

179 Send five large flower arrangements to her at work, timed to arrive one per hour, beginning at one o'clock. Write a five-part love note, with one part accompanying each flower arrangement.

180 During their first date she picked up a penny from the ground and said, "A penny for your thoughts." He shared his thoughts and she paid him. (He saved the penny.) As they continued to date they often gave each other pennies as special little love tokens. One day, two years later, he presented her with two ring boxes. As she opened them he said, "A penny for your thoughts...and a diamond for your heart. Will you marry me?"

They named their first daughter Penny. On their tenth anniversary he gave her a rare nineteenth-century penny made into a pendant. On their twentieth anniversary they visited the U.S. mint on vacation. They now collect pennies in giant jars for their two grandchildren.

181 Attend a lousy movie (on purpose); sit in the balcony; make out in the dark.

Chapter Theme Song:.

"Love Sick," Bob Dylan "The thing about falling in love is that if you do it right, you never have to hit the ground."

-Kendall Lepitzki

PRESCRIPTIONS FOR LOVE.

182 Prescription for Romance #1: Compliment her. Repeat every four to six hours.

Chapter Theme Song:.

"Somebody Get Me a Doctor," Van Halen Write her a prescription for a dozen chocolate chip cookies. Then fill the order.

183 Prescription for Romance #2: Say "I love you" at least three times today. Repeat dosage every day for the rest of your life.

184 Prescription for Romance #3: Hug. Often!

185 Get an empty bottle of prescription pills. Fill it with green M&M's. Create a custom label, something like this: PATIENT: [YOUR PET NAME FOR YOUR LOVER].

MEDICATION: LIBIDO LIBERATOR-EXTRA STRENGTH!

SIDE EFFECTS: LOVE SICKNESS & HOT FLASHES.

DOSAGE: A HANDFUL OR TWO.

REFILLS: SEE PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN ONLY!.

PHYSICIAN: DOCTOR OF LOVE, [YOUR NAME].

Additional ideas: Create a sexy prescription label for a bottle of massage oil.

A custom prescription for a bottle of cough syrup filled with liqueur.

Convince his or her doctor to "prescribe" one of these concoctions to your lover!

Convince a local pharmacist to dispense one of these creations to your lover!

HELP FOR THE HOPELESS.

186 Romantic help is available online! Advice! Products! Books! All kinds of stuff available for free, and other stuff available for overnight delivery. A brief sampling: Get quotations to enhance your romantic notes: www.quoteland.com Get more quotations to enhance your romantic notes: www.quotations page.com Lyrics to love songs are available at: www.romantic-lyrics.com Free cards, poems, ideas, etc. available at: www.lovingwhisper.com Romantic tips 'n stuff at: www.1001waystoberomantic.com 187 Are you ready? Take notes now. Here are fourteen creative ways to celebrate Valentine's Day: Rent a local hotel's Honeymoon Suite.

Take the day off from work on Valentine's Day.

One day simply isn't enough! Celebrate for a solid week!

Buy ten boxes of kids' valentines, and flood your partner with them!

Give your partner one card every hour on the hour.

Make a batch of heart-shaped cookies.

Make a giant Valentine card on the back of a travel poster- And have vacation tickets (to that location) taped to the poster.

Plan a solid day's worth of romantic music.

Stay at a local bed and breakfast.

Send ten Valentine's Day cards.

Send a hundred Valentine's Day cards!

Spend the entire day watching romantic movies.

Give your modern gal a piece of antique jewelry.

Know your anniversaries. All of them...

The first time you made love The day you first met Your first big blow-out fight Your first date The day you moved in together Your first kiss The day you bought your home The day you conceived your first child The first time you said the words "I love you"

HOPE FOR THE HELPLESS.

188 To help you with your romantic planning, here are The 23 Kinds of Romantic Surprises: Once-in-a-lifetime surprises Unfolding surprises Bait-and-switch surprises Shocking surprises Mystery-event surprises Total surprises Big surprises Little surprises Expected-but-not-right-now surprises Expensive surprises Surprise tickets Group surprises Surprise vacations Public surprises Private surprises Surprises involving a collaborator Midnight surprises Surprises at work Sexy surprises Funny surprises Meaningful surprises Out-of-character surprises Sweet surprises A Romantic

Surprise Coupon

Surprise! We're escaping together to a bed & breakfast this weekend!

TRAVEL TIPS.

189 Sneak off to the airport the night before she's going to leave for a trip. Take one red rose. Rent one of those small storage lockers in the airline terminal. Put the flower in the locker. Sneak back home. Just before she leaves for the airport, hand her the key to the storage locker.

I love this one!

190 When you're traveling without her: mail a card or note to her the day before you leave town, so she'll get it while you're away.

191 When you'll be traveling without him, leave him one greeting card for each day you'll be gone.

192 When you'll be traveling for several days without her, leave behind a pile of "I'm Thinking of You" packets.

Get a large manila envelope for each day you'll be away.

Label each one with a day of the week, and fill each one with stuff. Stuff like: her favorite candy, poems, little notes, magazines, a photo of you with a funny note, a "Love Coupon" for use when you're back, and an item of lingerie with a note saying, "Be wearing this when I return."

193 When you're going to be away, tape your photo to your pillow.

A SUITCASE FULL OF ROMANCE.

194.

Pack a card inside his suitcase. Pack a dozen!

Hide little "love notes" everywhere: in his socks and shoes and shirt pockets and pants pocket and suit pockets and briefcase and suitcase and wallet and notebooks and files.