Solace in simplicity

Study hall games of Tetris brought Sera Young and Nathan Moody together their junior year of high school. After rejecting Moody two weeks prior, Young finally asked him out. The couple has been together since May 2011.

Study hall games of Tetris brought Sera Young and Nathan Moody together their junior year of high school. After rejecting Moody two weeks prior, Young finally asked him out. The couple has been together since May 2011.

It’s date night.

The only “romantic lighting” comes from a TV, not candlelight, and the main entrée is Little Caesar’s pizza. Seated Indian-style on the floor, Malori Wright and her fiancé John Rivera are eating straight out of the pizza box and watching their favorite show. It’s a perfect night in their book. [Read more...]

Love is priceless, the gifts aren’t

Love may be priceless, but celebrating its patron saint comes with a hefty price tag.

The National Retail Federation (NRF), a global retail lobby, is expecting $17.6 billion in consumer spending related to this Valentine’s Day, the highest amount ever. Included in this number are jewelry, candy, gifts, flowers, food and evenings spent at a restaurant.

Kathy Grannis, spokeswoman for the NRF, said men will spend nearly twice as much as women on average. [Read more...]