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CORTLANDT, N.Y. If you forgot Valentines Day was Tuesday and its a little too late to order those dozen red roses, there are alternative Valentines Day gifts that your sweetheart might appreciate even more.
Home-Cooked Dinner Put a little extra time aside Valentines Day evening and cook dinner for your significant other. Many grocery stores have dropped the prices of steaks, lobster tails and crab legs in anticipation of romantic at-home dinner. Take advantage of these deals and show someone special your culinary prowess.
Dancing Lessons You might not be able to get a lesson in on Valentines night, but a gift certificate to a local dance school can show someone that you want to spend time together. Josies International School of Dance in Ossining offers beginners lessons for the famously seductive Argentine Tango.
Sunset by the River Living beside the Hudson River offers great opportunities to watch the sun rise and set over this historic and beautiful waterway. Make plans to share a hot cocoa and watch the sun dip below the skyline on Valentine's at one of Cortlandt's riverside parks. Try Senasqua Park in Croton, Croton Point Park or George's Island in Montrose for a nearly cost-free, romantic time out.
Donate in Someones Name If your sweetheart has a cause close to his or her heart, making a charitable donation might be the way to go. There are a number of local groups that support causes like breast cancer or shelter animals, including Support Connection of Yorktown and the SPCA of Westchester in Briarcliff.
Celebrate Valentines After Valentines There is no mandate that all romantic happenings must take place on Feb. 14. Restaurants can be crowded and florists can be rose-less, so why not wait until a Sunday evening, when restaurant attendance is down and you can have a quiet dinner with fresh flowers? If you plan on doing this, discuss it with that special someone before springing it on them - you dont want to leave the impression that this plan is the result of procrastination.
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