<p>We are pretty low-key. We buy each other cards; I will fix a nice dinner (shrimp w/ orzo, feta and white wine tonight) and DH might stop and pick up some flowers on his way home. And then we will the watch Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.</p>
<p>Same as above, but we’re watching Jeopardy to see the first matchup with Watson.</p>
<p>i am the ebeneezer of february 14th. i have never liked valentine’s day. </p>
<p>but, i will make cupcakes and brownies and drop them by my husband’s office. any excuse to bake!</p>
<p>i have an appointment today with the state university retirement office today and then lunch with my husband after that. </p>
<p>i did splurge on a pair of ecco spikeless golf shoes for my husband. i hate the holiday, but i try not to ruin it for others! and yes, i sent cards and cash to the young 'uns.</p>
<p>I don´t like Valentine´s day, and don´t usually celebrate it. But I did order flowers for D1 in college because I miss her. D2 and H are getting nothing because they have the pleasure of living with me.</p>
<p>I am a bit concerned about Dad II all the way in Italy by himself.</p>
<p>I am the hopelessly frustrated romantic of Feb 14. I have pined endlessly for romance on this day for 34 years!</p>
<p>Any romance that’s going to happen needs to be created by me, so we are going to dinner and then a ballet performance, all arranged by me. Cards and little gifts too for the young 'uns. Actually got a valentine’s text from S2 this morning. Awww.</p>
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<p>We’re also of the “low key” approach. We did get engaged on Valentines’ Day, though – exactly 25 years ago! Sometimes we go out to dinner, but not tonight since we ate out several times over the weekend for various family gatherings. Instead, a porterhouse steak on the grill that H will actually cook, a nice red wine, and perhaps an “on demand” movie.</p>
<p>Dh was disappointed that Godiva was closed when he decided to go shopping last night at 8pm. (hee hee) I set the bar this am because Dh got a very nice card and chocolates (chocolates are for me if he doesn’t remember to get to a store today). Kids all got little boxes of chocolates. Making dinner for my Dad tonight, dd2 made him an angel food cake for dessert. Dh (immigrant) is quick to explain that Valentine’s Day is not in his culture - but this year is the last year for using that excuse as he will have been in this country as long as he was in the land of his birth.</p>
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<p>I was going to say the same thing. It’s a “holiday” forced upon us by the greeting card, flower, and candy industry. We are chumps if we don’t buy into it.</p>
<p>I usually buy DH a card and some candy because he loves those chocolate/caramel/pecan things. I used to get DD’s heart box candy as well, but they’ve outgrown those, so I tend to buy them a card and a DVD or CD.</p>
<p>Ethel M chocolates all around (a box for each of us). Although this year we could not place a custom order for our old favorites (no lemon creams…
). So everyone got an assorted box. Might branch out to something different next year (there were posts about Fairytale Brownies that I bookmarked last week).</p>
<p>Never been a big deal, but we mark it.</p>
<p>Dh yesterday got me candy, a trio of red roses, a card, and we went to brunch.</p>
<p>I don’t like spending money on cards. I don’t know why. He never gets one. I’m on my way to the store to buy ingredients to make chocolate-covered strawberries for dh and ds2. And I’ll make some kind of big dinner, nothing fancy.</p>
<p>Back in the Stone Age when we were dating, it was important for about a year. After that, it has been less so. I do love giving him a card. But otherwise we just feel grateful for having found each other. My H teaches a late class on Mondays, so no fancy dinner. We used V-Day as an excuse to buy “brownie bites” yesterday. (We haven’t indulged in sugar for quite a while.) I cringe a little when I see young women who are fixated on V-Day gifts. Romance should be spontaneous!</p>
<p>My mother has stroke-related dementia and is in a nursing home. She always loved Valentine’s Day and gave each of us a card and a little “something”–even in adulthood. She was famous for her Peanuts-themed cards, which she continued to send the grandchildren. I was sad yesterday when I took her a Snoopy card and some heart-shaped cookies from the bakery. She was having one of her very disoriented days and didn’t have a clue what I was doing.</p>
<p>(((hugs))) to you, geezermom. That made me cry.</p>
<p>H’s birthday is Feb 13 so I get him a gift on the 13th and he gets me something on the 14th. However, this year we were busy on the 13th so tonight will be joint birthday/Valentine’s dinner (that I get to cook and clean up!). We’re not really big celebraters and H refuses to buy flowers on Valentines Day because the florist shops are so crazy. But he buys flowers all the rest of the year for no reason (he’s Polish and says that it’s a Polish thing!) so I really can’t complain.</p>
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<p>What ever we were doing (probably dinner) has been changed. My small child woke up throwing up and therefore it has become just another day…lol. I did get H a card though.</p>
<p>LOL post #4 oldfort!</p>
<p>Usually we are pretty low key- cards exchanged and usually flowers arrive. But, with all that has been going on the past few weeks (my dad passed away last week- we just got back to town Sat night and had a houseful of people last night) we agreed not to exchange cards this year. Besides, my DH was heading out of town again this morning on an 8:30 flight. When I arrived at work this morning, on my desk was a vase full of roses and a very sweet handwritten note from my DH that he’d apparently left on his way to the airport. No store-purchased card, so technically he didnt violate our agreement. What a great guy.</p>
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<p>Me too. Gosh, poor thing. All alone in Verona…</p>
<p>DH and I beat the Valentine’s crowds by celebrating early - we went out of town for one night. The hotel was amazing, the weather cooperated, and the dinner was excellent. Our friendly northern neighbors even lit up the Olympic Cauldron for us (just kidding about the “for us” part, but it was a very unexpected treat).</p>
<p>We always go out for a nice dinner but tonight I am cooking! I asked H if that would be ok since I want to watch what I eat (trying to lose weight for D2’s upcoming wedding). Will have lobster tails, roasted veggies and fruit salad. Will make chocolate dipped strawberries for his dessert. And wine of course! 
Gave the girls cards and jewelry from our Mexican vacation last week. Told H no cards/gifts/candy/flowers. Just time in the kitchen with me and a glass of wine. Later I will take a bubble bath with a glass of wine in hand. HEAVEN!!!</p>
<p>Based on facebook and the grocery this morning, I’d say everyone else is doing a whole lot more than us. H has always purchased me flowers, b/c he felt it was necessary. Then he complains they cost twice as much as usual and are bad flowers. (he’s right) I agree it’s a forced holiday thrust upon us by media/retailers.</p>
<p>We have agreed not to exchange anything. I’m afraid he’s lying though, so I bought a few Reese’s. Also, thanks to the decluttering thread, I cleaned out 20 years of bday/anniversary, and Valentine’s cards. I kept about 5 of each. I am recycling them through each holiday. We will see if he notices! (he won’t…) I hate all the money wasted on cards. They are all the same–gushy, gushy, or stupid rhymes. So I’m ready on the card front too, if need be. Now I have to figure out how to get him to use the recycle stash for my cards.</p>
<p>I sound like the grinch of Vday, but it’s fine with me if he skips this day.</p>
<p>H and I are kind of nauseatingly alike. We have been known to buy each other the SAME CARDS for our anniversary. This Valentines day we did it again, bough each other the SAME CARD…which, this year is NO CARD. </p>
<p>We went to see his Mom over the weekend and just couldn’t find the time to buy a card…so agreed not to get each one. It will be a romantic evening of coming home from work, stopping at the Grocery store, teaching a Zumba class (not to DH :rolleyes: ) and watching…ummm…Pawn Stars. or Mecum Auto Auction.</p>