Valentine's

[emeralde]

Thought there was a thread already but couldnt find it...

So, since I'm absolutely out of ideas... what are you going to do? do you celebrate? do you think it's stupid? what's the plan? are you celebrating with a partner? or are you doing something with friends? participating in the G* swap? Or - if you like to share your ideal valentines day, or memories from the past, please go ahead and inspire!

Me and the boy are not so romantic but this year I really feel that I want to do something! Last year I was busy all day and night and just gave him an organic red apple with a heart on... (and he didnt do/give anything) so at least it's easy to improve from that :)

Inspiration anyone? :)
_________________
if you're gonna change the world you better start immediately! Lot's of world to cover ;)

[PurpleDoor]

On the actual day I am having a bunch of friends over for a potluck. We are not going to do anything super Valentine-y but I figure it will be a fun way of not thinking about the fact that it's Valentine's and my boyfriend is way far away, which, even if you aren't a huge V-dayer, is a little depressing.

I've made the boy ginger cookies for V-day for the past two years and I have pretty much decided to do that again--I'll be baking tonight and putting them in the mail Sat. morning, hope they get to him in time! Last year I did a fairly elaborate homemade card as well, this year I am coming up dry for card ideas so he might get something simpler. If I am feeling crafty tonight I was also thinking of making a couple of cards to send to friends.

I'm not sure if I'm getting anything from him. The first year we were together he made me a dozen origami roses (swoon), last year he kind thought we weren't doing anything and then when I showed up with cookies and a card, he took me out for ice cream the next evening and apparently that was my gift :) I don't really like the idea of making a big deal out of V-day, so while I'd be thrilled with some kind of gift/gesture (who wouldn't?), I also am not really expecting anything, and I am definitely NOT expecting anything "big" like jewelry or whatever. I don't like to skip it completely, but I just can't get into the idea of it being a big commercial holiday. Also, he's pretty good at making random romantic gestures/showing he cares throughout the rest of the year so it's not like if he forgets V-day it's the end of the world and I'm suddenly unloved.

Also, my mom sends me chocolate every year for V-day and I am convinced that has built up a strong layer of immunity to the more lovey-dovey couples-specific aspect of the holiday!

[tinyrock]

I asked dude if he wanted to do anything, and he said yes, what would I like? I want to eat candy. He wants to make me dinner. So, a normal weekday date night, but with candy.

[sexy_secretary]

We usually just go out to eat, although I have the whole day off so I really just want to cook something fancy myself this year. I don't find sitting in a restaurant with a bunch of other couples all celebrating their love on the same mandated day romantic. (really not trying to sound as snooty as I do! promise!)

We have been trying to go to the yearly screening of Casablanca at a theater in Cambridge, MA for years, but something has always kept it from us, like being sold out before we knew our schedules. (We've both seen the movie a million times, but want to see it on the big screen) Most notably, we didn't get to go one year because when we were on our way post-restaurant to the second showing of the evening, we get there and there was police tape everywhere. It had snowed and the sewer flooded right underneath the theater so everyone at the 7:30 showing got a good whiff of sewage before getting evacuated before the movie was over. We always say at least we didn't try to go to the early show! And of course, this year it is cancelled because the movie company for Casablanca pulled it's distribution.

I had a good idea today to go to a drive-in movie, but none in Massachusetts are open in the winter. Last night we had what would have been a perfect valentine's date, went to a spicy food and beer pairing thing (it was my xmas gift to him) and then some spicier things happened at home afterwards. Maybe we'll have a recreation on Vday.

So yeah, awesome food, sometimes a movie, and bedroom activites? Perfect combo.
_________________
There were doves everywhere, and they were crying their asses off.

[sibee]

With the dude: No idea. We've had a few conversations as of late regarding me needing him to step up more on the romance front and taking some initiative on planning our stuff together so I'm not the only one doing it, so I'm sort of hanging back to see what he does. We haven't really discussed it yet. I'm making him a card and I'm going to buy him some fancy beer (he's a beer snob), and if he doesn't do anything, then I'm just going to drink his beer. Win/Win. (Though, I really hope he does SOMETHING, even if it's just a small gesture.)

For my lady-friends: I'm having a Gal-entine's party at my place on the 13th. I'm hoping to find time this weekend to make cards for everyone. Speaking of which, anyone know where a girl could find some feminist valentine's day cards online?
_________________
Wenn's dir nicht gefällt, mach neu.

[artichoke]

I think we're going out to eat. I know he got me something because he left it out and then made me turn around so he could hide it - I didn't see what it was. I'm trying to draw him something because he is ridiculously hard to shop for. I'm gonna make my best workpal a card too.

[Sainte Eph]

We're going out to get dinner at a nice restaurant, then we'll probably get cupcakes or something afterward :)
_________________
No fork left behind!

[Sleepyhouse]

We are having dinner tomorrow night. I had made reservations at a place for Tuesday but then he said no one actually celebrates on that day (um..) and the only reason I chose that restaurant is because I have had a gift card for like 2 years now - about time to use it up!

But so now we're going someplace different. And he called today and said he bought a Groupon for a massage for me, but that if I wanted to buy him one I could. So I did, cause how could I not?!

A cinema grill near us has a cheap night on Tuesdays and we've never been so I've requested that on ACTUAL V-Day we go and see Hugo and eat cheap popcorn!

[crookedtree]

My beau and I are having dinner with a friend/former coworker, her partner, and their four-year-old. Every Tuesday is discount taco night at a bar/restaurant near our house, so we're doing that. I didn't realize it was Valentine's Day when we planned it. But I'm excited for fish tacos! Maybe I should make a valentine card for the four-year-old?

[irish*eyes]

I bought some very nice pants for the manfriend I like. They are bright red. Menstrual red. He will love them.
_________________
................................................
I'm growing dildos in my garden. My man thinks they're called cucumbers, but what does he know? It's my garden.
~Amanda J.

[rawrlie]

i think a four-year-old would love a valentine, crookedtree!

since he works late and we're both trying to eat at home, we have a ham and gruyere tarte in the freezer and a chocolate croissants for dessert. this valentine's day brought to you by trader joe's! i got him a card, and was going to get him a little something for vday, but apparently i remembered the millennium falcon with tiny chewie and han solo being $20 cheaper than it actually is. oh well. he mentioned a card and a present a while back, but honestly, the fact that we will be moving out on our own in the next month or so is enough of a gift.

[that is a lie. i totally want a pink domo-kun. and some raspberry macarons!]
_________________
yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?

[puck]

oh rawrlie, i have a red domo! he's the best!

i haven't been super planny, what with... everything... but things are coming together. i'm making a tofurkey feast (because they were on sale at the grocery store the day we got our food stamps?) and i'm making a giant heart-shaped chocolate-esque box, which i will fill with chia (he loves chia!) and maybe bury some good chocolate bars inside the chia. see: food stamps.

we're also going to do the commitment conversation, because someone on the offbeat bride board wondered about non-secular premarital counseling, and someone else said they do the cc every year on valentine's - i think that's a nice tradition.

i need to remember to send a card to my friend who just got dumped by her boyfriend of more than a year (seriously, like two days ago. he dumped her because he couldn't deal with the pressure of coming to her valentines party).
_________________
xoxpuck
"i'm a little bit pop-culture
and a lot bit d.i.y."
(rawr!)

[shortskirt]

I have an appointment with my therapist :)

[Chiquita]

I have nothing planned for Valentine's Day. I am SUPER busy with Mom's surprise party, tomorrow, so no time for planning anything special for MrC. And MrC works on Tuesday night so he won't be home until 8:30 or so, no fancy dinner.

That said - I'm thinking that maybe littleC and I make some Valentine cookies as a surprise. We love making cookies together and our sugar cookie recipe rocks.

puck thanks for the link to the conversation, we might do that. We've had a lot of changes this past year and it might be perfect timing.

[Lassi]

I'm not sure what I'll do with the SO. There has been talk of him cooking me dinner (which means he will make the only thing he ever really makes--his famous eggplant nachos!). He also mentioned a massage. We agreed not to gifts or cards or anything (though I am thinking that I might bake him some cookies to bring to work and share with his lab).

I also have little goodie bags to put together for a small group of girls in my advisory group at work (in a high school). So far I have cute little goodie bags, valentine themed pencils and candy).