Heart Sister Night..

Lots of blogs lately have had Valentines Day Posts. A lot of them ask, “what does Valentines day mean for you?”.

Well, for me, it doesn’t mean roses or chocolates… or sadly, even romantic cards from my husband.  For some reason, Valentines day has taken a bit of a backseat for us in the last few years.

So no, for me, Valentines Day does not equal romance… it means it’s time for another Heart Sister’s Reunion!!!

I have blogged about Heart Sisters before. It’s a lovely program, and I love being part of it.

The reunion is when you get to meet the lovely lady who has been writing to you for a year, and meet the one you’ve been writing to. It’s also a time for meeting lots of other ladies, and being spoiled by all the work the organisers put into the night. It’s very special.

Each year has a theme, and this year’s was a special celebration because it’s the Heart Sister Program’s 10th birthday. So we had to wear a crazy party/birthday hat. This is the one I whipped up:

I won the prize for my table. Which was really cool cos I never win anything! 

This year, I didn’t get to meet the lady who had written to me, which is a little disappointing. I did, however, did get to meet the lovely Melanie, whom I had written to all year. And she blessed me with this lovely bunch of chocolate hearts:

Throughout the evening, we each fill out a little questionnaire with your name, address, important dates (birthdays, anniversaries etc), favourite flowers, colours and things like that. These get placed into a big basket, and at the end of the night you pick out your new Heart Sister for the year.

And then the fun begins. Once a month you make contact – be it a little note of encouragement or a little gift, or a bunch of flowers…. just something to say you’re thinking of her, and that you care. And it’s the most special thing to get those little things in the mail, that always seem to arrive just at the right moment, when you need a little pick-me-up.

I love it! If you ever get the chance to be involved in something like this, I’d highly recommend it.

Thank You

My heart sister sent me this gorgeous bunch of roses for my wedding anniversary. I thought I’d share them so you can enjoy them with me :0) If only you could smell them too. They’re divine!

[Heart Sisters is a program I participate every year, run by a church group in my Nana’s town, but there are women from all over Queensland that take part. We meet every valentines day to meet our previous year’s heart sister and to get a new one. Basically there is a big bunch of women, and we all fill out a questionnaire about ourselves and pop them into a basket. Everyone picks one out, and that is your heart sister for the year. Each month you are meant to send a little note of encouragement or a little gift to your heart sister. Some heart sisters really spoil each other (like mine does me!). It’s all done anonymously, and you don’t meet the person who’s been writing to you until the reunion on valentines day. It’s so beautiful to get those little notes and bits of encouragement each month, full of warm fuzzies! It’s such a lovely thing to be a part of.]