My funny valentine

February 14, 2011 - 9:56 PM by

I’ll contribute to the previous post by Brian about Valentine’s Day by saying that yes, my wife and I celebrated the day tonight – for the first time in as long as we can remember.

Thanks to joining GroopBuy, which Brian also wrote about a while ago, we nabbed a half-price meal at the Spaghetti Italian restaurant in the Mamilla Mall last month. We set aside February 14 as the night to go out, because we never went out on Valentine’s Day and it seemed like a good night to go out on one of our increasingly rare romantic dinner nights out.

On the road in, we passed a VW Beetle bug with a huge stuffed bear tied to the back holding a red pillow saying “I Love You.” Inside the restaurant, an older couple was wearing almost all red in celebration of the holiday, and a young guy surprised his date with a bouquet of flowers and a bouquet of red balloons.

So while it may be true that Valentine’s Day isn’t observed in Israel, it’s very clear that Israelis celebrate Valentine’s Day.

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