UPDATED Issue 6: Creative Love for the Month of Love
Get your creative juices flowing and show your love 💕
Hello lovers & friends!
It’s officially the month of love, and we’re adding a new spin to “gifting” this year. Here at WW, we love to love, and we love to create. There’s something about handcrafted gifts that melt our hearts like a box of chocolates you brought to the beach (who does that, silly?).
In this issue, we teamed up with teacher & blogger Levanna Eugenio-Cortez to share some of her DIY Valentine’s Day gram ideas. She shares how she spends QT with her cutie as she helps her daughter create VDay grams for her classmates.
Showing your “creative love” is also coming up with new and innovative ways to spend quality time with your loved ones every day, like watching the sunrise with hot coffee or going on a hunt for the best loco moco on island.
If you’re not following us on IG yet, hop on over to see some of our curated date ideas you can enjoy with your lover, best friend, work wifey, and children.
We ❤️ you,
WW Team
DIY Crafting with Blogger Levanna Eugenio-Cortez 🎨
1) Full Name: Levanna Eugenio-Cortez
2) Occupation: Tech Teacher/IT Coordinator
3) IG handle: @thatteacherfromguam
Get to know Levanna:
I was born and raised in Guam and moved to Las Vegas in 2013. I've taught multiple subjects and grades ranging from 4th to 8th grade for nearly a decade. I first started to dabble with creating my own classroom/student resources because the needs of my students were not being met with the given curriculum.
I started with a few writing activities which then turned into writing crafts and lessons, then, when the pandemic hit, I found myself creating digital teacher resources like PowerPoints or Google Slide templates. The goal was always to create purposeful resources for teachers and students, and ultimately, to make teachers' lives a little easier.
🎁 EXCLUSIVE GIFT for our subscribers: Download your FREE Valentine’s Day Friendship Bag printout here
Creative Community 🎨
Get creative with Dear Tree, a learning center that fosters intellectual and creative growth for all ages by providing a space where they “create the ground you grow your future.” They recently celebrated their one-year anniversary and had their first art exhibit featuring artists of all ages, Happy Birthday Dear Tree! 🥳
We love their studio because each room represents the name of a tree, symbolic of their wonderful mission and the environment is conducive, warm, and inviting. They also have names for the different age groups of their art classes: Seed (6-9 y/o), Sprout (9-11 y/o), Tree (11-15 y/o), Fruit (14-18 y/o), and Bird for grown-ups - how CUTE! Speaking of grown-ups, they host weekly themed morning painting classes every Tuesday & Saturday, check out their fliers below:
Weekend Reads 📚
🫶🏻 Do you know your Love Language? Take the quiz to find out
☀️ Go back in time and read “The Telephone” issue published in 1990 by The Sun. Short and simple stories that will have you weeping.
🧩 Have a virtual puzzle party with your family, friends, or long-distance lover.
🎁 The Do’s and Don’t of Gift Giving Around the World by AFAR.
Your Week to Weekend Weather ⛈
Event Round-Up: Friday, February 3 - Thursday, February 9, 2023
Friday, February 3: The Hermit Crab Beach Bar Reopening
Celebrate the spirit of love, spirit of life with the reopening of the Hermit Crab Beach Bar. February 3rd and 4th will feature musical entertainment.
Where: 📍Anigua
Time: 5 PM - 10 PM (Tuesday-Thursday), 5 PM - 12 AM (Friday & Saturday)
Saturday, February 4: For Love of Water Film Premiere
A film series about water protection in the Pacific (Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Hawai’i)
Where: 📍 UOG Lecture Hall
Time: 10:30 AM - 11 AM (followed by a panel discussion and Q&A)
Monday, February 6: “On the 6” hosted by Hello Stranger Guam
For this specific event, HSG is looking for three straight men and three straight women between the ages of 30 to 55 years of age. Spots are first come, first serve.
Register by messaging Hello Stranger on IG or FB @hellostrangerguam or via WhatsApp: 671-489-4718/9
Final registration is TODAY, February 3, 2023.
Cost: FREE
🛍️Upcoming Valentine’s Day Pop Ups
Saturday, February 4: Love Shop Pop-Up
Where: 📍 Guam Premier Outlets
Time: 12 PM - 4 PM
(Oopsies! In our initial email, the date was February 3rd but it’s actually tomorrow - enjoy!)
Thursday, February 9: Pop of Love
Where: 📍Guam Museum
Time: 2 PM - 8 PM
Sunday, February 11 and 12: Sweethearts Bazaar
Where: 📍Agana Shopping Center
Time: 10 AM to 4 PM
Sunday, February 12: Pop-Up Shop
Where: 📍Tumon Sands Plaza
Time: 10 AM to 6 PM
Got an event you want us to feature? Let us know the dets here.
Call for Submissions: National Potato Lovers Month 🥔
February is National Potato Lovers Month! Send a haiku about your love for potatoes, and we’ll share it on our Instagram!
Insert in the comments below, DM us on Instagram, or email us at hello.weektoweekend@gmail.com.
This newsletter is made with lots of love and a ridiculous amount of coffee. You can support us by sharing our newsletter with your lovers and friends or on Buy Me a Coffee ☕️