Rapp
I thought 17 year old  Aunt Anna might have something to say about Valentines but ..no.
This time in her life is all about boys and school.
Farmed out to family friends and neighbors to care for kids, she made the best of it. Her dad was remarried to a Ft. Wayne woman and Count was not married and settled so she could live there, yet. Her typical Sunday was like this:" Up at 8:00. Mary Alice (friend) and I went to  Sunday School. Ate dinner. Went to Kiefers then Cochrans. Then to Mary Alice's..was there most of the afternoon..we made candy (fudge),  We ate toasted cheese sanswitches + " and fruit salad. Stopped to see Count and ate supper. Listened to the radio then Count came up to get the catalogue ( probably Sears & Roebuck) to take home.Roy and Nora (where she was staying ) and I played Rum, I studied from 9:45 to 11:30. To bed at 11:45.

Best Valentine ever, I wish I still had..
Memories of my seventh year are pretty scant but I remember a valentine party I was honored to attend. 
We did not have the money for commercial valentine cards and the invitation said " bring one". My father was a commercial artist so he made a big bright valentine to take. I was not yet worried about being different. I just wanted cake. 
See the Feb. 17, 2014 post for early president's attempts at romance.

February is a short but big month in my life. I was married in February, my only son was born in this month ect. Youngest daughter's first son was b0rn in on this date,  February 11th.  Happy Birthday Nick!!