Valentine's Day Thread

[Rattiemama]

I have the sweetest hubby! He surprised me. When we got back up to our room last night there was a present on the bed. He must have packed it. Inside were some chocolates and a Tshirt he had made for me that says, "Minkin!" on the front. On the back it has this picture (without the "my ball" caption) with "RAWR!" underneath.



My hubby is such a sweetie. We did say no valentine's presents this year, but he had actually planned to have the shirt for my birthday. I felt bad I didn't have anything for him though.

[Suebee]

Ok, so I was at Jo-Ann's today, teaching a class and then promoting my classes... and I got him a card, some Gihrardelli Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter squares (I'm SURE a company like Ghirardelli would NEVER use institutional peanut butter... heh), and a Wilton Cookie Kit. I was thinking about decorating the cookies before he got home... but I'm wondering if he'd pout that I did the decorating without him! LOL!

[Lilija]

We conciously don't celebrate, 365 days to show love, we're all anti-Hallmark-Holiday, all that.  Though my son's at the age that he's all into it.  I helped him pick out a 1 lb. sack of pink foil wrapped chocolate hearts, decorated with a Hello Kitty card, for his best chick friend.  I thought that he would just give her the candy, and that's that, but she suprised him with two chocolate fudge Valentines cupcakes from a swanky bakery, and a lovely thoughtful handmade card, to her "best friend".  He was positively over the rainbow, and even grumpy old humbug me was touched. 

[pinkie1205]

I have the sweetest hubby! He surprised me. When we got back up to our room last night there was a present on the bed. He must have packed it. Inside were some chocolates and a Tshirt he had made for me that says, "Minkin!" on the front. On the back it has this picture (without the "my ball" caption) with "RAWR!" underneath.



My hubby is such a sweetie. We did say no valentine's presents this year, but he had actually planned to have the shirt for my birthday. I felt bad I didn't have anything for him though.

I want a Minkin shirt. 

[baileyjane]

I worked today...I got a one pound See's heart shaped box of assorted chocolates and a card for hubby, he got me 2 cards.  I am a little disappointed that this was his only effort, but what'cha gonna do?   

[nancycccslp]

It's my three-year anniversary of "dying" and then.........not dying and making a full recovery.  So we call it "happy anniversary" instead.  Ever since the nurse at the hospital teased my poor hubby for not bringing me a Valentine's day card and I said "It takes nothing to buy a card at CVS.  It takes EVERYTHING to sit next to your wife in the emergency room while a bunch of freaked-out doctors tell you she's about to die, and not lose it.  He will NEVER owe me a card."

We really do celebrate every day.  After almost 22 years of marriage, I'm still stupidly happy. 

My parents came in to visit us; I haven't seen them since Christmas because I've had a lot of URI's and then I snapped my ankle; they live 75 miles away but have health problems.  So it was GREAT to see them; I missed them something awful even though I talk to them all the time!  My dad slipped my son $50 to take his girlfriend out for a Valentine's dinner.  Then they treated the hubby, the daughter and myself to dinner at the local pub.  A very  happy day!

[kmw]

I ate my weight in Chinese food.  And now I've got a raging case of "sausage finger" from all the sodium.  Lots of water and extra exercise for me today!

[LifeInCircuit]

I had a super eventful vday. lol...I bought my husband a card, he didn't even thank me. I apologized for not finding one he liked(I tried) and he said he just wasn't into cards. Yay. He brought me an orchid, which is nice, but the same thing he always does because apparently it's too much energy to think of something different. Then we went mattress shopping and I got the one I wanted, at least.

[Schrute]

Ummm... we drove from St. Louis to a suburb outside of Chicago to pick up two boys, the car broke down, we had a miserable ride home, and then I cleaned rat cages and did rat laundry. Yeah, we had an awesome time. *sigh*

The good part? He gave me a $50 iTunes giftcard. So, really, it's all good.

[Rattiemama]

I want a Minkin shirt. 

I'm loving it! Being away from home I feel like I have a little piece of Minkin with me.

He wanted to put "Have you met Minkin?" on the front. Which was a suggestion of Meeshski's, but large amounts of writing always get distorted by "the girls."

[⚡⚡DrachenDame⚡⚡]

My day was actually good! We went on this great hike and had a picnic in nature. Then we discovered a bunch of cool little places off trail. I made him heart-shaped brownies and got him a card. He didn't get me anything, but it's okay because this poster he had gotten for me for christmas came yesterday!



Now I just have to get it framed! For anyone who doesn't know, it's a propaganda film from the 40's much like Reefer Madness from the 20s.

[Suebee]

I ate my weight in Chinese food.  And now I've got a raging case of "sausage finger" from all the sodium.  Lots of water and extra exercise for me today!

Time to start your musical career!

Boothby Graffoe: Sausage Fingers

(actual song starts about 2:45 into it)

[PnutLuv]

We didn't do much....my youngest daughter had a b-day party to go to, I hit the fabric sale at Hancocks, and then we brought dinner to mother in law. My father in law passed away a month ago.

BUT - it was also our 8year anniversary  It was a 2nd marriage for us both, so we eloped to Vegas - it was so fun, and the Little White Chapel had a webcam, so our family back home watched.

We're planning a night out next month to celebrate, as my family wants to kids overnight - it'll be worth the wait!!

[NillaWafers]

Hmm we stayed home with the fiance's younger siblings, and his brother and his gf (my best friend). We have salad, french bread, brie, and wine. It was actually quite excellent. My fiance and I didn't exchange anything but cards, I really think valentines day is a hokey commercial mess.