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Students at Texas A&M feel the love in the air
While some still choose to celebrate Valentine's Day with dinner and flowers, others have chosen to try something a little different. Either way, organizations on campus are having holiday fundraisers ranging from carnation sales to singing valentines.
Every Valentine's Day, the Texas A&M Women's Chorus offers a singing valentine gram for anybody, whether on or off campus. The chorus offers a selection of four songs including such classics as "You are my Sunshine" and "Love me Tender." A trio of women will then present a balloon bouquet, candy and a personalized message following their performance.
Rachael Johnson, a member of the Women's Chorus, said the singing valentine grams give the recipients quite a surprise.
"I think this is something people don't really expect," said Johnson, a senior Russian and Spanish double major.
Thoughts on the Combine - 4th day
I was writing and wrapping up the last installment of my combine blog yesterday, looking to put a pretty red bow on what the defensive backs did, offer an insightful summary the combines winners and losers, but a balloon bouquet ruined all that. No, not the burger buffet that ruined Gary Russells combinea balloon bouquet that ruined mine
While I was about 800 words into what is now this, someone accidentally let go of a balloon bouquet in front of my office. After getting hung up in the power lines, balloons had left 2 city blocks without power. Someone tell me how this happens. Was this a terrorist act? As my monitor went black, thats what it felt like. Probably like what Daymeion Hughes felt like 30 yards into his 40.
I was inspired though, like a guy needing to run a faster 40 on his next run.
Grave heartbreak
A DISTRAUGHT widow is devastated that tributes to a 'lovely family man' have been snatched from her husband's grave. Sheila Joules, of Tamar Road, Worle, says keepsakes including flowers, a card and a balloon have all disappeared from the crematorium site in Ebdon Road, which she and her family have decorated in tribute to Albert, who died last September after suffering from heart problems.The 73-year-old great grandmother was left in tears again when she turned up to the grave with her daughter Jane and found a giant bouquet of flowers spelling out the word 'dad' missing.Sheila said: "My daughter Marlene put a balloon on the grave at Christmas and four days later we noticed it was missing. We thought perhaps the people working at the crematorium had cleared it away."This Valentine's Day we went and put a card on his bench for him and my daughter bought him some red roses saying 'dad' - they were beautiful."When I went up with Jane the roses had gone.
Ballonatics, a fun way to decorate
When someone mentions balloons, probably the first thought is the happy face of a child as the balloon floats high above the string tied to his wrist to prevent it from floating away. If that one balloon can create a smile just think what a reception hall full of balloons shaped like scuptures, fountains, archways, clouds and even sodas with a cherry on top, would bring.Sharon Sweeney's new balloon decorating shop, Balloonatics, located at 1508 W. Morton St., in Denison, offers an alternative to decorating with streamers, flowers and ribbons to something more exciting and just more fun. Sweeney has been using this fun alternative since 1985, and has decorated for hundreds of proms, weddings, bar mitzvahs, trade shows, corporate parties, birthday parties and holiday events. Most of the decorations in her portfolio are not only impressive and beautiful, but really quite unbelievable.
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