Valentine's Day Reminder

For those who are planning on sending V-Day cards, buying valentines for kids, or going out for a special dinner, you may want to be sure you're set. Valentine's Day falls this year on a Saturday (2/14, of course) which is one week away.

If you have young children doing a class set of Valentines, have them do a little each do to complete as opposed to doing 20 at one sitting. Don't forget the teachers, too.

If you plan on going to a restaurant, make a reservation early to ensure seats. Or try OpenTable.com as discussed in the previous post.

Plan on mailing any cards early next week to ensure their arrival by the 14th.

If you are buying flowers or candy, allow time before the holiday so you are not getting them too early or too last-minute.

xoxo

Online Restaurant Reservations

It seems like you can do anything online, these days. Not to be left out, restaurants are part of the cyber-world with OpenTable.com. I used the website the other day to book a table for lunch as part of our outing on Saturday.

Unfamiliar with OpenTable? For diners, concierges and administrative professionals, the website provides a fast, efficient way to find available tables that meet desired criteria for cuisine, price and location at a specified time. Reservations are free and can be made around the clock. The website is directly connected to the thousands of computerized reservation systems at OpenTable restaurants. Search results reflect actual, "real-time" availability and reservations are immediately recorded in the same electronic reservation book used by the maitre'd. You can go either directly to their website or often you'll find links to it within the actual restaurant website where the site offers you an opportunity to make a reservation.

If you don't know where you would like to dine, there are search options based on type of restaurant and location. There are also reward points given, although I have never earned enough to redeem anything. Bon appetit!