MOVIN' WITH MORALES!: "Wood" You Be My Valentine... from MORALES!!

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

"Wood" You Be My Valentine... from MORALES!!

JANUARY '13 STATS

St. Charles

# Active 349

# Sold 37

MKT Time 219

Med Sold $ -- $250,000

Geneva

# Active 138

# Sold 23

MKT Time 124

Med Sold $ -- $299,990

Batavia

# Active 118

# Sold 11

MKT Time 79

Med Sold $ -- $129,000

Elburn

# Active 80

# Sold 13

MKT Time 175

Med Sold $ -- $226,000

Sugar Grove

# Active 51

# Sold 6

MKT Time 64

Med Sold $ -- $226,000

Maple Park

# Active 21

# Sold 4

MKT Time 229

Med Sold $ -- $160,450

Roman Empire, Claudius didn't want men to marry during wartime because he believed single men made better soldiers. Bishop Valentine went against his wishes and performed secret wedding ceremonies. For this, Valentine was jailed and then executed by order of the Emperor on February 14. While in jail, he wrote a love note to the jailor's daughter signing it, "From your Valentine."

Many believe the 'X' symbol became synonymous with the kiss in medieval times. People who couldn't write their names signed in front of a witness with an 'X.' The 'X' was then kissed to show their sincerity.

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve."

Physicians of the 1800's commonly advised their patients to eat chocolate to calm their pining for lost love.

15% of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.

Approximately one billion Valentines are sent out worldwide each year -- second only to Christmas.

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