Post by 5kcandlesinthewind on Jan 23, 2013 15:16:53 GMT -5
We use it for an excuse to go out for a nice dinner, but never on the actual day. We usually get take out that night, and get each other a card or something really small. H always gets me a box of the heart shaped Reese's peanut butter cups, which has been a tradition since we first started dating.
Not really. Though having a child changes the equation. DD spontaneously asked if we could make Valentine hearts last week, and said something about getting cards for all her preschool friends :/ She's lucky I got her a red shirt with hearts on it, frankly.
I'm not really "in" to Valentine's Day. H usually buys me candy/flowers and a card. We typically cook a nice meal at home (this year H would like filet mignon, asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes) and watch a movie at home.
I used to really get into the nice dinner, dressing up and gifts. One year XH and I made reservations at our very favorite restaurant. Our reservation was at 8, we arrived at 7:45 to an overflowing lobby of people. We weren't even seated until close to 10, and finished our meal after midnight. It was awful, cramped and a total mood-killer. From that year on, I gave up on going out.
Post by liveintheville on Jan 23, 2013 17:09:08 GMT -5
Yes. I lump it in with Halloween and Easter as one of the "candy" holidays. I love candy. Before kids I liked to go out to eat on Valentine's Day. It is the best people watching restaurant experience ever. So many awkward first dates or early relationships with people taking pictures and exchanging gifts. A particularly memorable one was at Radius where we sat next to a 3rd date and 2 tables down was a married couple where she was really pissed about the gift he got her.
We do, but we don't do anything big. We usually exchange cards and get good take out. My birthday is 7 days after valentines and that's when the big celebration is;)
Not really. Though having a child changes the equation. DD spontaneously asked if we could make Valentine hearts last week, and said something about getting cards for all her preschool friends :/ She's lucky I got her a red shirt with hearts on it, frankly.
What, you didn't knit her something special for the day???
My friend just made this for her baby and I think it's awesome (the photo links to the pattern, if you care):
vt, let's all go to your FI's restaurant for Valentine's Day and have him cook for us
VDay GTG at vt's FI's place!!!
Rock, I attempted a sweater for DD 2 years ago. It called for a circular needle and I foolishly assumed I was to make it in the round. By the time I realized that it was supposed to be knit flat, I was 3/4 of the way through the sweater. I frogged it and it has sat in a project bag since then. So yeah, she'd kind of screwed in the Valentine's knitting department
Post by sporklemotion on Jan 23, 2013 19:01:49 GMT -5
We do dinner, but choose a place w/o a special menu. I like it, even though I know it's a Hallmark holiday. I am probably going to be out of town this year, so no Valentine's for me , but that's OK.
I used to really get into the nice dinner, dressing up and gifts. One year XH and I made reservations at our very favorite restaurant. Our reservation was at 8, we arrived at 7:45 to an overflowing lobby of people. We weren't even seated until close to 10, and finished our meal after midnight. It was awful, cramped and a total mood-killer. From that year on, I gave up on going out.
One year for some odd reason we decided to go out for dinner that night and pretty much the same thing happened to us. After waiting a good while and realizing there were people waiting who had reservations even earlier than ours, we just went home and had leftovers instead
Leftovers would have been great. Luckily for us we did stay for dinner, since the restaurant was sold soon after. It was my last meal there.
Post by bostonmichelle on Jan 23, 2013 21:22:26 GMT -5
We generally use it as an excuse to go out to a fancy restaurant. Typically though I can't get out of work early enough the evening of and we go out a Sunday night either before or after for our Valentine's Day dinner. We usually swap cards/candy the day of.
I have always hated V day. I feel like it is a holiday that just makes single people feel like crap. It used to make me very sad when I was younger, so I hate it on principle.
Of course, my H is a total sappy romantic and always used to do grand gestures and waste a lot of money on it (which I also hate bc I'm cheap and hate that he would buy the overpriced crap!). It is sweet, but too much.
So I finally got him to tone it down. We might do a nice dinner, but not on V day. More as an excuse to get us out in the cold of winter since we're lame and tend to hibernate when it is cold out.
I used to acknowledge the day with a card or some other small gesture. Now that I am single, I highly doubt I will do anything on Valentine's Day.
Aw fuddyduddy. It's finalized then? How are you doing?
Thank you for asking. It is pretty much finalized; I am just waiting to receive the decree in the mail. I'm doing well. We split up in August, so I have had some time to sort through my emotions. I am still sad at times, but I know I have so many wonderful things to look forward to.
I think dating will be fun, once I get back out there. I joked with rikki that she needs to set me up with a nice Jewish guy (we were talking about having SOs at one of the future GTGs and I will likely be the lone single girl).
Just a little. DS likes to decorate for any occasion, so we have some dollar store hearts, etc that we hang around the house. Last year I made him pink heart pancakes for breakfast, will prob do that again. DW and I usually just a exchange a card and some candy - we're talking a less than a $10 situation. Sometimes we do use it as an excuse to go out for dinner, but never on the actual day (although, we did the year I was pregnant, and def had some hilarious people watching at Ivy as liveintheville mentioned!)
I love Valentine's Day! It might be because I never felt the pressure to have a boyfriend for it, I always saw it as an excuse to eat chocolate (my mom still gives me & now my husband boxes of good chocolate for the holiday), bake and send out valentines.
I hate winter so Valentine's Day is always a bit of a cheerful break in otherwise dreary February. We don't do anything extravagant but we make a special dinner or go out the weekend before/after, exchange small gifts and I normally bake a cake or something.
We don't typically celebrate other than getting dinner but that is really just an excuse not to cook I will most likely make a Vday craft with the kids, or cookies or something similar
We use it for an excuse to go out for a nice dinner, but never on the actual day. We usually get take out that night, and get each other a card or something really small. H always gets me a box of the heart shaped Reese's peanut butter cups, which has been a tradition since we first started dating.
Haha, I told my H I wouldn't mind if the Valentine's Day fairy brought me some Reese hearts this year. He brought me some the next day! So delicious.
We don't go out for Valentine's Day anymore. We tried once or twice when we were first dating and it was never worth the hassle. Usually we will try to make an extra nice dinner at home, then play a game together instead of watching TV.
Yes, we celebrate in some fashion. This year we are going away for the weekend. I will be cooking something special for that Day and we are going to NYC for a long weekend. We generally do not go out to dinner on the day of because the fixed menus don't cater to our dietary needs.
We use it for an excuse to go out for a nice dinner, but never on the actual day. We usually get take out that night, and get each other a card or something really small. H always gets me a box of the heart shaped Reese's peanut butter cups, which has been a tradition since we first started dating.
Haha, I told my H I wouldn't mind if the Valentine's Day fairy brought me some Reese hearts this year. He brought me some the next day! So delicious.
I'm going to be a total AW about my H now: when we first started dating, I taught him about the goodness of refrigerated Reese's, and drunkenly told him about how I always said I'd marry anyone who bought me the heart-shaped box for Valentine's day. That was in October/November; he totally remembered when VD rolled around, and even though I told him 4 months into our relationship that it meant we were going to have to get married, he stuck around and has bought a box for me every year since.
Post by starburst604 on Jan 26, 2013 16:05:43 GMT -5
I don't make a big deal about it, exchanging cards is nice. My bf did make dinner reservations already for this year. We are getting engaged anytime now, so hmmmm.