Feel the Love

The floor, filled with eighteen little round tables that are each surrounded by two or three chairs, resembles a maze. People must weave and squeeze through the chairs to reach a resting point. The glowing red of the EXIT sign over the double-door of glass matches the bright red of the cardboard hearts that hang eight in number from the black ceiling. Red ribbons tied to the hearts hang from white hooks. The love continues: gleaming heart tinsel hugs the bar handles on the glass doors and decorates the edge of the middle shelf of a white bookcase that sits just right of the door. The bookcase is a hutch, cabinets and a small counter under two shelves. The counter and shelves display products like coffee, tea, and travel mugs, which make great gifts. Six empty glass canisters sit in two rows of three on the very top of the hutch. They are large, probably able to hold several pounds of coffee beans. But the festive heart tinsel doesn't stop on the shelf. It bleeds from the other side of the doors as well, onto the large black counter that inhabits the entire left end of the room. It decorates the bulky, gray cash register, complimenting the bigger glittery hearts, numbering three, that spread more love. One sits cheerfully on top of the cash register, right above the screen that flashes the amount you owe. Another heart waves from the top of a pastry case. On the other end of the black counter mass, the last heart tries to disguise itself as a straw, nestling itself with the slender plastic tubes wrapped in fragile white paper in a clear plastic container that sits on top of the counter.

Is there a more romantic getaway for your Valentine? Why consider the other options on this campus? Bring your girl here, and she’ll be so overwhelmed with the decor, I’m sure you’ll get another date.