{"id":6225,"date":"2014-01-05T10:57:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T03:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=6225"},"modified":"2020-02-11T10:05:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T15:05:05","slug":"cupid-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/cupid-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"cupid calling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ve mentioned this before but Valentine&#8217;s Day is one of my favorite \u00a0holidays. \u00a0Not because I like roses, fancy restaurants or chocolate (<em>well, I do like chocolate<\/em>) but because I like to surprise some of my girlfriends by sending them little treats in the mail. \u00a0I like to look at February 14th as an opportunity to bring a bit of color and joy into those grey cold days of February&#8230; because who doesn&#8217;t get a smile on their face when a pretty package arrives on their door step?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cupid-call-sign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6227\" alt=\"cupid call \" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cupid-call-sign.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cupid-call-sign.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cupid-call-sign-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year I&#8217;ve decided to expand my cupid arrow radius by including friends, family or special people YOU know who could really use a cupid call to cheer them up. \u00a0It could be they had a hard holiday season, are dealing with health problems, recently lost someone special or maybe it&#8217;s a struggle to keep a smile on their face&#8230; just let us know in a short paragraph why you&#8217;d like to nominate them to get a box of love delivered to their door step.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cupid-call-boxes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6226\" alt=\"cupid call boxes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cupid-call-boxes.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cupid-call-boxes.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cupid-call-boxes-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>So here&#8217;s how it works&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>1. Email your submission to service@catchingfireflies.com with subject title: <strong>CUPID CALL<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">(please do not leave info in the comments section on this post)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. Include your nominee&#8217;s full name, age and mailing address. \u00a0One submission per email please. (there is no age limit for nominees)<\/p>\n<p>3. \u00a0In a short paragraph, let us know why they need a cupid call. \u00a0Also let us know a little about the person &amp; what they like (bath &amp; body goods, kitchen gadgets, fashion accessories, inspirational items, funny things, etc&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>4. \u00a0Include your full name and your relationship to the nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline for entry is February 5<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going to do our best to send out as many cupid calls as possible the week of February 9. \u00a0 You will not know if your nominee was chosen, but if they were, the package of love will be delivered anonymously with a short note reading, <span style=\"color: #ff00ff\">&#8220;A bit of love wrapped up just for you to make your day brighter. \u00a0xoxo ~ cupid&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you do have additional questions, please ask them in the comments box and we will reply so everyone can see them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">Like to see how you can help us make days brighter for those who need some extra love? 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