February 14th. The Day of Love. Valentine's Day. And...
just one more day to celebrate… COKE!
Now, at this point, I am sure you all are saying:
“Seriously, how long can this girl talk about Coke? I mean, get real!”
Well friends, let’s just say you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
So, what is the next question on your mind?
I imagine you are saying:
“Well, if you can talk about Coke for 10 weeks, how can you possibly tie Coke into Valentine’s Day? It just can’t be done!”
Oh contraire my friends, it CAN be done…
Now, on this Hallmark occasion when love is in the air, I am so excited to share with you stories of Coke love.
Coke love???
Yes. Coke love.
One day, when I was perusing the Coke web site (something I happen to do quite regularly now,) I happened to stumble across countless stories of how Coke brought couples together.
For example, one woman writes:
“A few years ago, I was sitting in a bookstore drinking a Coke and reading a book. All of a sudden I looked up and saw a very handsome young man trying to catch my eye. I smiled. He got up and walked over to my table. We had a chat and exchanged names. He was drinking a Coke too. I had to go, so we said our goodbyes and went about our day. A few years later, I was still single and traveling through Manhattan for a job interview. I saw a man on the street walking, and he looked familiar. He was the man from the bookstore! I walked up to him and said hello. After he recognized me and we talked, we agreed to meet for breakfast. We hit it off and started dating. Six months later we were married. This was five years ago. Thanks to Coke, I am now very happily married and have a child on the way.”
Now it just doesn’t get much better than that! A Coke date, then a Coke couple, and now a little Coke baby!!!
The web site is full of stories just like this, but as I write this blog, I have to brag a little that I have a real life Coke love story of my own…
It all began one snowy night in February. Well actually the snow was melting and it was early evening but you get the idea. It was the night my bf and I were going to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Earlier in the month we had made a pact that we were going to have a cheesy Valentine’s celebration. We both agreed this was going to be way more fun than a stressed out evening and I was so excited that we were going to go get a greasy hamburger and a little Menchies fro-yo. Fantastic.
After some light primping and beautifying, I am picked up at the door by my date. I can see he has something behind his back, but I can’t be sure.
I raise an eyebrow. That was not following cheesy Valentine’s protocol, after all!
Then, as he brings his arm around to show me what he was hiding, what do I see???
Roses? No.
Daisies? No.
Tulips? No.
Coke? Yes.
Believe it, my friends! My boyfriend, knowing my love of the deliciousness that is Coke, has made me a Coke bouquet.
Inside an oversized Coke bottle there were four real stems from real roses, but on the ends, not a delicate flower bud, but rather four charming Coke cans making up the marvelous gift.
I was speechless! Literally! And that’s hard to do!
As I placed the “Coke flowers” on my desk I thought several things to myself:
1. How thoughtful!
2. I can keep these forever! (or at least until the ants come to claim them)
3. He sacrificed four innocent cokes for this!!!
4. How did he get just stems???
So I asked.
Apparently, in the store, my bf asked the florist for stems.
She questioned, “just stems?”
“Just stems,” he answered.
So, with “just stems,” a few Coke cans, and a lot of imagination, I feel like I can include myself in the lucky category of Coke romance.
Happy Valentine’s Day everybody. Share a Coke with someone you love.
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