A date with Turtles

I love Valentine’s Day.

I always have.

I can remember as a wee tyke, Valentine’s Day was exciting because of how many little Valentine’s cards and candies I would get.

Valentine’s Day was great for another reason. Every since I can remember, my stepfather, Stuart, would buy my mother a box of Russell Stover Turtles (chocolate covered caramel and pecan yumminess) that she would share with my sister and me.

My father also got chocolates for my stepmother on Valentine’s Day. He would get a huge box of Whitman’s assorted chocolates. I always got all the coconut chocolates since no...