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Valentine's Day?
Do you do anything? Expect anything? Give anything?
I am not a huge fan. J and I usually get take out Chinese that day and play chess or rent movies for home. Now that he is working nights, we are postponing date nite to the weekend. This year's movie is Godfather (which he never watched).
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Re: Valentine's Day?
I have always thought that if you cannot tell your special someone/husband, etc. that you love them on any day but one, something is wrong. I definitely feel it is a commercial holiday. I sound like the biggest Debbie Downer huh?
Expect anything: I just ask for a card (as I am a card person).
Do you do anything? usually no as hubby works
Give anything? usually to my mom (she totally expects something for every occasion!) and a card to hubby but now i give from M to her dad (this year it is some small things of candy).
I've never been a big fan. I always tell him if he wastes a ton of money getting my flowers that would cost half as much any other time of year, I'll be mad.
Do you do anything? Not usually. We exchange cards, but don't go out to dinner or get gifts or anything like that.
Expect anything? Nope.
Give anything? Um, sometimes. But I'm a mom now, so I probably shouldn't specify.
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I am expecting a 3 Musketeers bar. He asked what I wanted and I told him. I told the Hubs if he wanted to get me a card, I'd appreciate it.
I'm going to get him a card and some white chocolate. He was going to cook dinner, but I told him not to because he'll be working all day. Instead, I'll make his favorite.
He usually does nice things all year around, so Thursday isn't a big deal. I began to hate the holiday a long long time ago (like in Middle school) because of the pressure everyone puts on it.
Do you do anything?typically no, i usually cook a nice dinner at home.
Expect anything? Just a card
Give anything? A card and chocolate
This year however my DH threw me for a loop and kept asking me what i wanted or wanted to do. I think he is trying to make up for the last year as we have had some tough times. As far as I know we are going out to dinner to this nice place by our house, we are going tomorrow night since DH is working Thursday night.
We are getting our taxes done lol. And since we have a babysitter, we'll probably go out to dinner after. We usually exchange cards and DH gets me roses as much as I beg him not to. So this year I said PLEASE get me chocolate covered strawberries instead.
Flowers are a pain in my azz to take care of, water, my cat messes with them and makes a mess then they die and I get stabbed trying to shove them in the garbage can. Not a fan at all.
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Sounds like some nice plans ladies!!! We aren't really planning anything this year. I too asked DH to not buy flowers, although I'm sure he will. ?? I'm going to stop at Walmart on my way home tonight and buy him a movie he wanted that's about it. Lol.
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Valentines Day? That mean I have to shave my legs....damn!
Seriously though, we have been together 6 years so we just don't elaborate on it much. The first few years we always went out to nice restaurants. Even with reservations we still ended up waiting for hours and were still rushed through the meal. And it always seemed like the couples would bring their little kids. 2 hr wait + a room full of tired hungry screaming babies = a stressful expensive dinner. So what we have been doing is getting some nice steaks and shrimp and cooking them on the grill at home. Relaxing and sweet. The weekend after we go out to Fridays or somewhere similar. Less stress at a fraction of the price
Doing nothing and loving it! I'd love to go to bed at like 7, right after Ava goes to bed lol.
I don't expect anything, but he usually sends flowers to me at work and gets me a card.
I made him a basket filled with his fave candy from Ava
We don't do much. DH is working a 24 hour shift, J has his weekly sleepover at Grandma's so it will be just me and char, her in bed and me with TV alone and Starbucks. I got a card for kids and H and not sure what if he is doing anything.
my DH and I went out last night because he is working today. We both commented on how super quiet and peaceful the restaurant was the day before
N got me flowers from Trader Joe's (I've told him I'd rather him get them there than order online and pay a ton, they're pretty either way
) He also gets me assorted chocolate dipped cookies one of his coworkers makes. We're going out to dinner on Saturday. It's too hard during the week, especially since he's coaching and getting home later. I made him a cake-don't worry, it was a box mix ha! Nothing too exciting, just a little something for each of us.