<p>For years, DH and I will walk past flowers and say, “Thinking about buying you flowers” (since its the thought that counts). This weekend we will probably go to the movies. V-Day has never been very special to us.</p>
<p>Around my house V-Day also goes by the name of flavonoid injestion day–chocolate for all. I might pick up a bottle of single malt and call it a Valentine present. Nothing better to go with a square of chocolate. </p>
<p>Incidentally, only a few years ago you had to go to a specialty shop to get dark chocolate; now it’s mass market, filling the aisles at Walgreen’s.</p>
<p>I always do some cute for the kids. Bought 2 Krispy Kremes last night in Penn Station for S1 and made GF brownies for D1 Sunday morning to take back to her dorm that afternoon.</p>
<p>H offered to take the car pool to school today since they had a snow delay and I had a conference call I needed to be on - Happy VDay to me! It was actually a huge relief that he could take them!</p>
<p>We are not gift givers either. Usually do something for the kids. All 3 will be home this weekend (a somewhat rare occurance these days) and we will be going to see Jersey Boys and out for Italian afterwards - that’s my gift to them. :)</p>
<p>I did go all out and pick up some fresh donuts last night for H and D2 to wake up to this morning. Will make our favorite comfort meal of spaghetti, meatballs and garlic bread tonight!</p>
<p>I’ve never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day. It’s even worse now that my SO and I have Christmas in late December, my birthday in mid-January, and our anniversary in very late January. Our wallets and limited romantic brain centers a break until at least March.</p>
<p>And my poor boyfriend doesn’t know what to do. I’m allergic to chocolate, not a huge fan of flowers (drive my allergies through the roof), we’re both broke college students, don’t like wine/alcohol, and I don’t eat meat so he can’t even take me to a nice dinner (as vegetarian dishes are hard to find at nice-ish places around here. I’m not mean enough to expect him to work around those conditions lol.</p>
<p>^You are young and in love. C’mon…there must be SOMETHING you can do on Valentines day.</p>
<p>bookworm – it was my early morning lame attempt at humor. Pre-coffee. Just saying if I got a card signed “Love, H” I wouldn’t know who it was from (because obviously H is not his real name).</p>
<p>I sent both girls cards & money.
H & I may go out to dinner, but we often do that in the middle of the week, especially when he is booked to work the weekend.</p>
<p>I was reminiscing yesterday about what a big deal Valentine’s Day was when the kids were little. In their Quaker school the kids all made “affirmation hearts” for each other; some were hilarious. And the assistant head wrote a personal poem for each child. They are all up in the attic somewhere.</p>
<p>I told DH not to buy candy this year, but he already had. We opened it Sunday night. :rolleyes: Tonight I’ll fix a special dinner and we’ll watch the dog show.</p>
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That’s our plan, too!!</p>
<p>Romani, I’m a vegetarian, also, and over the years my husband has picked up a habit of ■■■■■■■■ the supermarket or farmer’s market aisles for nice looking vegetables. It’s not even a little unusual for him to come home with skinny asparagus or beautiful artichokes wrapped up like flowers. And when the Jersey tomatoes come out, oof! that man definitely thinks of romance! I think that’s an absolutely wonderful, romantic gift.</p>
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<p>I guess they don’t call them “love apples” for nothing. ;)</p>
<p>Aw, zoose lol. He’ll get there… but he’s like a child with vegetables. He doesn’t like anything green. I frankly don’t trust him to pick out fruits/vegetables- yet! He does bring pizza to study dates sometimes, that’s our “fancy” meal. </p>
<p>musica, I really, really don’t like Valentine’s Day lol. We both have major papers due tomorrow so we’re burrowing in the library tonight. How romantic! :)</p>
<p>17 yr old has been reminding us for weeks about Valentine’s Day. She woke up this morning and asked what we had got her! I have a Nerd Rope which is a tradition with my kids for every holiday. I will pick her up a starbucks card. Need something for S (he would be thrilled with just the Nerd rope)/
S did ask me what I wanted for dinner. He has offered to cook. H offered to pick up burritos so I don’t have to cook.
For H I picked up a small two pack of dark chocolate caramels and two premium bottles of beer. I will also make a card. We are not big on celebrating Valentine’s Day.
I did not send anything to D1. Hope she isn’t insulted.
The big shocker was S came home from work one evening last week and he had stopped at See’s candy and had a heart shaped box for his GF. S graduated but his GF is still at their University. He even went to the post office on Friday to mail it. This is my never get anything done on time kid.</p>
<p>I guess I’m sort of over Valentine’s Day. He got pink carnations at COSTCO yesterday (for both of us) and got me a card. I haven’t gotten him one yet. Guess I’ll do that at lunch. His birthday is tomorrow, so… We are sort of overwhelmed with moving into our new house, so basically he got a house for his birthday! We did have a cute heart-shaped cake Sunday evening when we had some friends over.<br>
I sent my daughter, son and son in law a Tweet saying Happy Valentine’s Day and I called my mother. That’s about all I have in me!</p>
<p>My D’s work study job is at the post office. She worked yesterday and said it was a madhouse! Everyone getting packages. I’ve been bad and didn’t send the kids anything. I’ve had to attend to sick relatives and been super busy. The kids are fine with it, they understand.</p>
<p>Don’t think D is going out this evening. She and her BF have killer weeks, they thought they would wait until the weekend. S was going to fly up and see his GF but I think he had to postpone that, I don’t ask and it drives me crazy what a disorganized mess he is. </p>
<p>Bought myself See’s candies, yum! I also bought myself a new chair yesterday, I guess I can call that my Valentines present. I’m not feeling much like celebrating.</p>
<p>Valentine’s Day is such a discriminatory holiday. It must be especially hard on the college girls who don’t have boyfriends because they see all the gifts and flowers and serenading going on all around them. D’s boyfriend last year really went over the top with every type of display, including paying one of the college a capella groups to sing to her at her sports practice. She’s been lucky, but there are many sweet girls who are feeling left out today.</p>
<p>I think it’s hard for the unattached boys as well. I dropped something off for my local son and wondered if it was considered lame to get something from your mama.</p>
<p>That’s funny. My boyfriend is in an a capella group and they’ve been asked to sing more than once for valentine’s day.They haven’t said yes yet…</p>
<p>H is away onbusiness…I tucked a card and chocolates in his bag sunday night.
I always give the kids valentine underwear… S is in China so that didn’t happen. I sent D some last week…it’s getting a little weird knowing she has a BF and undies for 20 yo’s are quite risque!
I know know S is serious about his GF… he emailed me with Happy V- day wishes this AM something he would never think of …unless love was in the air! Ah, youth!</p>
<p>For years DH has given the DDs something on Vday, trying to defuse a little of the pressure to have a BF (I think this began in midddle school) I was sad to see the shipping confirmations, one Dd got her gift a full week early, many days earlier than predicted. The other two will apparently arrive the 16th, the outside timing on the predicted delivery :(</p>