A date with me costs...

As if it wasn't enough to be on the cover of The Grid's Dating Diaries issue, my Valentine's Day included being auctioned off for charity at Love a Heart.

I spent the evening running around The Hideout laughing and smiling and catching up with friends in a sparkly dress with fancy hair. So many of my favourite people were there for moral support

to join the ranks of those being auctioned off and take off lots of clothes

and host (and be generally all kinds of awesome)

I was one of the last gals to hit the stage. All nerves had worn off and I really just thought the whole thing was hilarious by that point. Shawn took great care in getting me auctioned off, and Shannon joined us onstage to say extra nice things about me. I ended up fetching $450 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, which helped bring the total for the evening to more than $11,000 and that's pretty cool. Not to mention the fact that I get to go on a fancy pants dinner date with a handsome guy, all in the name of charity.

Maybe Valentine's Day isn't so bad after all?

Thanks to Chris Luckhardt for capturing some great photos of the night!