- Question submitted by Anonymous

Dannielle Says:

Your all caps sent me into such a panic that I almost just clicked ‘publish’ instead of ‘answer’… so…

OKAY EVERY CALM DOWN AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

Now is the perfect time to get creative as hell. Go to Target and check out that $1 shit at the front. There are literally billions of dumb things. Get differently colored notecards and some tape. On each dumb thing, think of some cute shit you can do together.

1 tiny bag of caramel corn (or available candy) “to chomp while we watch ANY MOVIE OF YOUR CHOICE I WON’T EVEN COMPLAIN ONCE”
1 small plastic dinosaur “our first pet!”
3 diamond shaped chip clips “because every kiss begins with kay, and I’m not rich enough for the real thing”
2 sets of Hello Kitty silverware “for the amazing home cooked meal I’m about to make you”
1 tiny note book – this you fill with love notes. obviously.
etc, etc, etc.

You get the point. You don’t have to put a lot of money into something or have three weeks notice or whatever, just be thoughtful and creative and make it personal. LOVE CONQUERS ALL (does that work here?)

Kristin Says:

Oh my god. “Our first pet.”

*clears throat* I agree – YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN.

Here are my ideas:

1. Make 10 mugs of hot chocolate and put them going down the hallway LEADING TO A FAKE FIREPLACE THAT YOU DREW ON PAPER (or the wall if you’re in college, bc that’s what college kids do), and tell her gift number one is a romantic date where you sit on a pile of blankets by the fake fire and listen to all your favorite music and drink five mugs of hot cocoa each and see what happens…

2. Give her a fancy ticket that you make yourself which reads, “This ticket grants you admission to a day where you never leave bed NOT EVEN FOR ONE MOMENT, and you shall have meals delivered to you by the prettiest person in the whole world (*point to self when she gets to that part*), watch movies, be read to, anything your WONDERFUL HEART DESIRES.

3. MAKE YOUR OWN EDIBLE ARRANGEMENT OUT OF BACON OR FAKE BACON. LOLOLOL.

4. Omg. Make a movie using your phone or computer or whatever. Think of 7 creative ideas (like a day in bed, or an adventure in your town, or a meal you cook, etc). Start the movie by saying, “HELLO MY LOVE. The following message may only be watched one day at a time, and will reveal one week of special surprises. DON’T SKIP AHEAD YOU CHEAT. Day One: TODAY WE WILL {fill in awesome thing}. NOW STOP THE TAPE YOU CHEAT.” (Then you do the thing) “Day Two: TODAY WE WILL {fill in awesome thing}. STOP THE TAPE NOW CHEATER. (etc, etc)”

5. Propose marriage and scream HO, HO, HO. MAAAARRY CHRISTMAS!!!

You guys. I don’t know.
Good luck.