If you love her, buy her roses

I'm currently listening to: "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" by Alice Cooper on LAUNCHcast

I was going to save this post for Valentine's Day, but those who know me best know that if I wait, I won't write it. By all rights I should have written this on Mother's Day. But I figure, Make Someone Smile week is coming up...

What? Never heard of Make Someone Smile week? Well, then. If Googled, you come up with the Telflora site, saying that it's a matter of days until Make Someone Smile Week, and that it's the 11th through the 17th of July. All the sites that are not owned by florists say that National Make Someone Smile week is the second week of August. So take your pick.

Anywho, back to the core of commercialism in my post. Working at Wolf's, I've gotten the opportunity to see some of the most beautiful roses come in for weddings. My second favorite was this gorgeous red-purple rose that came in last month. I don't even know that they were called. However, the best... the most unique... was Fire and Ice. They glean their name from the color of the petals... white near the stem, red near the base. They're amazing. Once in a blue moon, they're requested for a funeral, or a wedding, and sometimes just a dozen in a vase.

So, what have we learned today, kiddies? Make Someone Smile sometime between July 11th and the third week of August, and you should be just fine. And order your roses in advance if you want to make sure that they'll be there.

(Hint, Hint)