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Valentine's Day
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Now that Christmas is over. I am beginning to think of Valentines day. This will be our first Valentines as a married couple and I want to make it very special. I need some ideas any have ideas. Something doesn't cost to much and that we can do at home to have romantic evening.
Karyn
Karyn Lynch
Re: Valentine's Day
Pretty much this, except we go for veal steaks. I hate forced holidays like this, we don't do anything out of the normal though.
I'm REALLY not a fan of going out on V day - especially since it's mid-week this year. Too crowded. Do something indulgent that you both enjoy for dinner like breakfast in bed, carpet picnic, pizza, wings and beer, aps & dessert only, etc.
When we were first married, poor, and living in a tiny condo, I got like 1000 balloons (literally) and blew them all up. Some of them had clues to a treasure hunt, some were empty, so he had to keep popping away to find his gifts. I think I also stuffed some of them with little IOU type notes. The whole he gets to pick the next movie you rent coupon, etc.
He gave me a small, cheap keepsake box with 365 notecard inside. On each card he wrote a different reason he loved me/things he loved about me. Silly little things, big things, inside jokes, etc. Then every day for the next year I looked at a new card... or at least that was the plan. Never really happened that way but sweet though.
Cheesy? Hell yes. But cheap and fun (although the balloons were a *** to clean up).
I took a deck of cards and made them say 52 reasons why I love you, and did stickers, etc. They turned out really cute, but they did take a few hours. Totally worth it and only 50 cents!!
ETA - oops I just saw the pp w/a similar idea. Although 52 would be easier to come up with than 365.
That's true. After I did my 52, I started thinking of several that would have been cute, but obviously it was too late!
I have been thinking of doing something special as well. It's extra special this year because we just got married (20 days ago) and it will be our first valentines day in our new place. We have never lived on our own for one so this one will be extra special!!
I generally dislike Valentine's Day. Well, I like the idea of a day set aside to tell someone how much you love them, but hate the commercial aspect of it. DH knows better than to buy me roses (b/c they are over-priced and low quality) or to go out to eat (b/c the restaurants have limited menus, jack up the prices, etc.).
We usually have a nice/special meal at home. One year I made fondue - that was fun! It is not so romantic anymore b/c we have kids. Usually I buy him nice boxers - with hearts or glow in the dark or something silly.
We get mini-chocolate boxes for our kids.
This year we'll have a 2 yr old and an approximately 2 week old baby. So heading out isn't really an option, plus funds are tight.
DH has always wanted to try red velvet cake, so I thought I might make some red velvet cupcakes (which will also be something I can do with my 2 yr old), maybe get some sparkling rose, and some take out for dinner.
So it will be low-key, but just something kinda cute so that we can snuggle up together before we pass out from tiredness :-)
For our first valentine's day, I cut out a bunch of construction paper hearts in different colors, and wrote something I love about him on each one. Then, in the middle of the night (before Valentine's day) I taped them all over the bathroom walls and mirrors for him to wake up to find on that day
He loved it.
Lingerie always works too
This will be our first married Valentine's Day too and DH is leaving the next day for a business trip for 3 weeks. I'm lovin' some of these creative ideas!
I do NOT like roses on Valentines Day because they are so stereotypical. And I definitely do not like going out to the crowded restaurants.
One thing I plan to do is melt a bunch of starbursts, then flatten them and use cookie cutters to cut out hearts, then sprinkle powder sugar on them and give them to him as a snack/treat for his road trip.
We have a tradition that we like to see who can find the sappiest card possible. There are no rules, it can be handmade or from the store. We usually order out, but when we were in college we cooked a nice meal together. We watch a romantic comedy and just hang out together.
that is so cute! i doubt dh would want to play... lol
This is hilarious. Sometimes I buy DH really cheesy/sappy cards and I hope his friends don't see and think I'm that sappy (they all pretty much know I'm not) because I buy them to make fun of them..
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