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I’m feeling the loooooooove today! I’ve got my red pants on (sweatpants, you know I don’t wear “real” pants), the house is decked out with chocolate and cinnamon hearts and Louman is filled with cookies!

As I’ve mentioned, Valentine’s Day is my favourite day of the year! I’ll be spending it doing what I do best, making balls.

But tonight I am planning a romantic dinner with my lovahhhh. By planning I mean I have yet to think of what I’m going to make and unless I rush to the grocery store post-work, we may be eating lava cake for dinner. I’m okay with that.

the-great-vday-bakeoffMore than anything I am excited to be spending Valentine’s Day with C. While we have had V-Day dates in the past, we’ve never been together on the actual holiday.

As requested, here’s our story 🙂

Despite having gone to school together for four years, C and I only met each other on my graduation night. And because life works in the cruelest of ways, I moved to NYC the next day. Maybe not love at first sight, but certainly infatuation. After 5 days together (across a 5 month time-span) I met his parents, day 6 he was my boyfriend and day 10 I was with his family for Christmas. Despite the inconvenience of NYC-San Francisco, NYC-Montreal and Toronto-Montreal, we have found a way to make our relationship work. Finally 2.5 years later we are living in the same city. I’m excited to celebrate this milestone (without any furniture) and how fortunate I am to have found the love of my life.

Now to celebrate my love for all of you I am hosting my first ever link-up! Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you may have noticed that each day this week I posted a different sweet treat to share with your Valentine, whoever they are! And even better, all of them are healthy!

Now I’m passing the torch to you. I am SO excited to see what delicious treats you came up with and who you will be sharing them with. But before I do, let’s recap this week.

On Sunday, we got the ball rolling with some Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies and I introduced you to my most prized possession, my cookie jar named Louman.

double chocolate cherry cookiesMonday was all about breakfast! You didn’t think I’d do a bake-off without including breakfast right? Of course I made my all-time favourite with a twist, Banana Fosters Cinnamon Rolls!

banana fosters cinnamon rollsWednesday I listened to your requests and shared my love to my fellow bloggers with these Coconut Oatmeal Lace Cookies

Coconut Oatmeal Lace Cookies copieAnd on Thursday I took back everything I said about lemon and finished with a bang with these Black Bean Lava Cakes.

Black Bean Lava CakeNow it’s your turn! You have until Sunday to link-up with your Healthy Valentine’s Day Treats. I cannot wait to check each one of them out!

the great valentines day bake-off

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Hi! I'm Davida and welcome to my corner of the internet. I'm a wellness blogger, yoga teacher, certified herbalist, and green beauty lover.

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  1. Aww, happy that you guys have been able to make it work and finally get to live not only in the same city, but get a place together! I love happy love stories 😉

    And glad that the linkup is a big success!

  2. Yeah I skimmed (I’m at work don’t hate) but thanks for sharing your story eeeeee! I’d say it sounds like love at first sight, which I might actually believe in (hopeless romantic over here!)

  3. I’ll be waiting anxiously for a package in the mail 😉 Also, looks like my guess won’t be too far off considering it’s only 8:00 am. Love this, love you, do more link-ups more often because I said so.

  4. Aren’t you two so sweet! I’m glad you found the love of your life, and you have created this wonderful link- up, not so I can join (you know Charlie cooks in this house) but I can pass on these treats for my hubs to make. 🙂 Have a great V-day, love!

  5. Amazing link-up, Davida! I’m sharing my Chocolate Peanut Butter Donuts. I cannot wait to get home from work and check out all of the other amazing recipes 🙂

  6. Loved reading about you and C meeting and story. I did long distance (betwee Kingston and Halifax and Kingston and Sweden) for 3 years, so I can completely relate to the challenges, but also the rewards! It’s so wonderful you guys were able to see it through and are now happier than ever 🙂

    Thanks for hosting this wonderful bake off! You made some truly delicious things….those lava cakes are game changers! I’m linking up my double chocolate and goji granola!

    Enjoy your favourite day 🙂

  7. Look at all your linkers!!!!! I’m going to be drooling allllll day. You and C are so cute. I’m always incredibly impressed by couples who succeed at long distance – I basically have an anxiety attack when John and I are apart for even a night (independent woman FAIL). I feel like it means you were extra meant to be. I’m so happy you’re celebrating together this year. Enjoy your lava cake dinner. 😉

  8. love your story!! It must feel amazing to be in the same spot now. Sorry I didn’t get around to baking, breakfast has been the only thing I can manage this week. Have a wonderful date night tonight and Happy Valentine’s Day!

  9. Look at you!! So many people have already linked up. You’re amazing, and everyone can see it. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!! Enjoy this day with your love!! 🙂