Valentine's Day

[LinHoov]

What are your plans for Valentine's Day / Weekend?

:love

[Garyhoov]

I've got a :mad wedding to go to.


. . . but I've got a cool little TV, so at least I can watch the Olympics during the service.:lookaroun

[Doug11]

I plan to slip my wife an extra pain pill so that she goes into a long sleep and I can sneak off and go watch some high school baseball.

:lookaroun

:lol We usually have a Valentine's Date, but not this year since she is on home confinement while she recovers from a surgery.

[Christy]

:dunno Never have done anything for Valentine's day :blush

[pinkrose]

Me either, except for some little special things for the kids (bake a heart cake, ect).

[Garyhoov]

Nice going guys!:thumbs

I think Linda was expecting the rest of you to have exotic plans so she could rub it in my face and say: "Look, Doug is taking his wife to Paris so they can have Champagne on the Eiffel Tower.":bag

[Hooker]

:dunno Never have done anything for Valentine's day :blush


Me either, except for some little special things for the kids (bake a heart cake, ect).I should've married one of you two.:lol

[tigsmom]

Nothing special here either. :shrug

[Shannon]

I plan on doing my best to pretend the day doesn't exist. :lookaroun

[Garyhoov]

I plan on doing my best to pretend the day doesn't exist. :lookaroun

:flower

There should be a special day for people smart enough not to get hooked up with someone who will - bit by bit, day by day - suck the life out of them . . .


. . . oh, wait, Linda can read this, can't she? :lookaroun

. . . and by that, I mean people who aren't able to find the rare thing that Linda and I have.:lookaroun

[Katie4075]

My roommate and (possible) future roommate and I are talking about having dinner and watching a movie here. Wings, pizza and some stupid comedy. The other two have plans. *yack*

[Shannon]

:flower

There should be a special day for people smart enough not to get hooked up with someone who will - bit by bit, day by day - suck the life out of them . . .


. . . oh, wait, Linda can read this, can't she? :lookaroun

. . . and by that, I mean people who aren't able to find the rare thing that Linda and I have.:lookaroun


:lol Good one Gary

[figmentmom]

I plan on doing my best to pretend the day doesn't exist. :lookaroun

:hugs


:flower

There should be a special day for people smart enough not to get hooked up with someone who will - bit by bit, day by day - suck the life out of them . . .


. . . oh, wait, Linda can read this, can't she? :lookaroun

. . . and by that, I mean people who aren't able to find the rare thing that Linda and I have.:lookaroun

Nice save, there, Gary. Looks like you may have to pony up for the Eiffel Tower and champagne after all. :lol

[ogryn]

This month's WIRED suggested a tax on all things Valentine's to go towards things singles can do to meet each other :lol

[figmentmom]

This month's WIRED suggested a tax on all things Valentine's to go towards things singles can do to meet each other :lol

You need a plane ticket. :lol

[Lindz]

Nothing too crazy here. We decided to go out to dinner Saturday night instead of Sunday, since it will be less expensive. Also, we're not doing anything crazy in terms of gifts. I'm planning on getting him some drill bits he wants and a book he'd like. I told him not to go overboard on me either.

[figmentmom]

Nothing too crazy here. We decided to go out to dinner Saturday night instead of Sunday, since it will be less expensive. Also, we're not doing anything crazy in terms of gifts. I'm planning on getting him some drill bits he wants and a book he'd like. I told him not to go overboard on me either.

Spoken like true new homeowners. :lol

[Lindz]

Spoken like true new homeowners. :lol

Yeah :) We do have a few small things we need to do around the house, but they sure do add up quickly.

[TheQueen]

This is what I think of Valentine's Day. Even when I was in a relationship.

http://www.kissmygumbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cupid_gets_the_point.gif

[Christy]

:rotfl

Gordon!! :love

[TheQueen]

:rotfl

Gordon!! :love

:rotfl I know! I've always hated Valentine's Day. Since I was a kid even. Which is kind of strange considering how sentimental I can be.

[Doug11]

I almost forgot my Valentine's Day present . . . a couple of weeks ago, Leslie had a tire go flat while driving to work. Upon further inspection, she needed 2 new tires, which she bought and then told me, "Happy Valentine's Day."

If that isn't romantic . . . :lol

[Christy]

:rotfl I know! I've always hated Valentine's Day. Since I was a kid even. Which is kind of strange considering how sentimental I can be.

I've always associated "romantic" with "contrived" and "cheesy" :blush

But I do love a sappy love song and of course a good Jane Austen story. :dunno :lol

I lied, btw, I do have plans for Valentine's day... I'll be driving to Dayton to a volleyball tournament. Go figure :goofy

[TheQueen]

Romance to me is a guy who will take my car, get the oil changed, get the tires inflated or replaced, and then have it washed and cleaned, and then parks it nicely in the garage for me to use. Sighhhhhhhhhhhhh.................:love:lookaroun

[Christy]

Romance to me is a guy who will take my car, get the oil changed, get the tires inflated or replaced, and then have it washed and cleaned, and then parks it nicely in the garage for me to use. Sighhhhhhhhhhhhh.................:love:lookaroun

Exactly!! :gordons

Flowers? Ok, they are pretty for like 2 days and then they die... and then I feel guilty throwing them into the trash.

Candy? Ok, I've been trying for like 15 years to lose baby weight from Kaitlyn!

And so help me if somebody brings a puppy or kitten! :chair

:lookaroun

[BeeJay]

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/20_000_tons_of_pubic_hair_trimmed?utm_source=twitt erfeed&utm_medium=twitter

:lookaroun

[Christy]

OMG!!!! :rotfl

[figmentmom]

This is what I think of Valentine's Day. Even when I was in a relationship.

http://www.kissmygumbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cupid_gets_the_point.gif

I've never liked Valentine's Day. I also don't like New Year's Eve. :ew


Romance to me is a guy who will take my car, get the oil changed, get the tires inflated or replaced, and then have it washed and cleaned, and then parks it nicely in the garage for me to use. Sighhhhhhhhhhhhh.................:love:lookaroun

Seriously! And BTW, tossing a car wash gift card in an envelope is NOT the same thing. :lookaroun

[Tom]

I lied, btw, I do have plans for Valentine's day... I'll be driving to Dayton to a volleyball tournament. Go figure :goofy

Which part if you don't mind me asking? (being nosy).

[Christy]

Dunno :lol Saturday is at a school and Sunday the convention center :)

[erika]

Valentine's Day was the excuse John used to, you know, make his move :creep so it's an anniversary for us. :love: I still have that first dozen roses dried out in a box upstairs :lol: My hero! :girly

We'll spend time with the kids and then grab a bite to eat somewhere while they play with Grandma.
Kara and I have been doing Valentines Day projects and sending cards around to friends/family. She loves doing that.

edit- I miss that creep smiley!! Ah well.

[figmentmom]

OK, everyone, now what are you REALLY doing - or what did you actually give or get your sweetie - for the big day?

I got a nice card :love, a box of candy, and a gift card to Macy's from figgydad. :flower

I got figgydad got a nice card :love and a gift card to Hess. :flower :rotfl

[Doug11]

lifted from a friend's Facebook status:

"To my ex husband on Valentines Day; Roses are red. Violets are blue. Thank God I'm no longer married to you."

:rotfl

[Hooker]

OK, everyone, now what are you REALLY doing - or what did you actually give or get your sweetie - for the big day?

I got a nice card :love, a box of candy, and a gift card to Macy's from figgydad. :flower

I got figgydad got a nice card :love and a gift card to Hess. :flower :rotflI got a card and a bag of candy.

She got her usual suggestive card and a download for a Kindle book.

[pinkrose]

OK, everyone, now what are you REALLY doing - or what did you actually give or get your sweetie - for the big day?

I got a nice card :love, a box of candy, and a gift card to Macy's from figgydad. :flower

I got figgydad got a nice card :love and a gift card to Hess. :flower :rotfl

I got nothing (Oddie hates Valentines Day. ( Says it's a made-up holiday) :shrug

He got nothing (he's on a diet, so no candy).

I always just celebrate it as a kids holiday -

The kids got cards and candy. I also just took them to see The Lightening Thief. Very good!!! :thumbs: Now to decide what to make for dinner (and go to the store to get it).

[figmentmom]

I got nothing (Oddie hates Valentines Day. ( Says it's a made-up holiday) :shrug

He got nothing (he's on a diet, so no candy).

I always just celebrate it as a kids holiday -

The kids got cards and candy. I also just took them to see The Lightening Thief. Very good!!! :thumbs: Now to decide what to make for dinner (and go to the store to get it).

Here's a Valentine's Day hug for you, Elizabeth (although I'm sure you got some from your kids!) :hugs

[Doug11]

Leslie got a heart box of chocolates and a wad of Mardi Gras beads and other Mardi Gras goodies. :lookaroun

I got a bag of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and a card. :)

We are staying in tonight, grilling some fish. yum!

[figmentmom]

Leslie got a heart box of chocolates and a wad of Mardi Gras beads and other Mardi Gras goodies. :lookaroun

I got a bag of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and a card. :)

We are staying in tonight, grilling some fish. yum!

That made me think of Charlie Brown trick-or-treating..."I got a rock." :lol :hugs

[Katie4075]

That made me think of Charlie Brown trick-or-treating..."I got a rock." :lol :hugs

I'm getting my proof of car insurance in my valentine...:lookaroun

[figmentmom]

I'm getting my proof of car insurance in my valentine...:lookaroun

As valid a gift as any...:D :flower :hugs

[Katie4075]

As valid a gift as any...:D :flower :hugs

I get to keep driving my car, so its great! :lol

[aliciakatherine]

Last night we went to a nice Japanese restaurant not too far. He had the duck and I had a plate of different Sushis. He drank 2 Rum Runners and I drank what was called a "Porno Star Martini" :lmao I wish I remember what exactly was in it but I think 2 of the ingrediants were Chambord and Champagne. It's yummy :lol

I ordered enough Sushi so that I would have leftovers for breakfast (mind you...breakfast was at 11am :lol) This restaurant makes really fancy dishes (I took pictures and will upload them to Facebook so I can link them here if anyone is interested..) The waiter put the decoration in the take out box...I removed it and put it in the garbage can and then ate my sushi breakfast....about an hour later I couldn't figure out what the SMELL was in my kitchen...it was HORRIBLE. Phil took a look in the trash and we decided that's where the offensive smell was coming from. Apparently the decoration was made of something pretty nasty :sick :sick


Today we went to Burgery King for lunch and the grocery store so he could buy me a really sweet card and I could get an ingredient I needed to make my chicken lasagne (it's something I threw together on a whim one day and ended up being AMAZING :) ) *edit I just noticed my Burger King typo...but I'm gonna leave it there :king:king*

pretty low key. The lasagne is cooking...I took pictures of the 'making of' and I can share those in a bit too :lol:

[Hooker]

I got nothing (Oddie hates Valentines Day. ( Says it's a made-up holiday) :shrug

*stands in Oddie's corner*

[aliciakatherine]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4652667&l=897fb2f891&id=600711114

I think maybe it was cabbage? It was smelly when it was out of the fridge long enough.. :sick:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4652667&l=897fb2f891&id=600711114

Phil got the Duck. My first time tasting Duck... Ehh :shrug: Tastes like chicken ;)

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4652667&l=897fb2f891&id=600711114

My famous Chicken Lasagne. Chicken Sausage and cut up pieces of chicken in the ragu and yummmmmo!!

[aliciakatherine]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4652667&l=897fb2f891&id=600711114

I think maybe it was cabbage? It was smelly when it was out of the fridge long enough.. :sick:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4652667&l=897fb2f891&id=600711114

Phil got the Duck. My first time tasting Duck... Ehh :shrug: Tastes like chicken ;)

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4652667&l=897fb2f891&id=600711114

My famous Chicken Lasagne. Chicken Sausage and cut up pieces of chicken in the ragu and yummmmmo!!

The above has pictures...does anyone see them? I don't :lol: sorry :(

[BeeJay]

The above has pictures...does anyone see them? I don't :lol: sorry :(

I see neither duck nor chicken.

(Chicken sausage?) *puzzled*

[pinkrose]

Here's a Valentine's Day hug for you, Elizabeth (although I'm sure you got some from your kids!) :hugs


*stands in Oddie's corner*

You guys are too sweet. :flower


Alicia, I can't see the pics either.

[Doug11]

I only see the photos if I quote your post, Alicia. Even then, all I see is the facebook link, and I had to copy the link and paste it into the address bar.

Anyway, looks like good eats! :)

[aliciakatherine]

I only see the photos if I quote your post, Alicia. Even then, all I see is the facebook link, and I had to copy the link and paste it into the address bar.

Anyway, looks like good eats! :)

Grr.. Then I wonder what the point of facebook making the links for outside viewers is if they don't really work lol
oh well.

Chicken Sausage: Whatever parts sausage is made of....from a chicken :ha:

[Garyhoov]

Linda and I are going to do our traditional Valentines trip to the Best-Buy so we can each pick out a DVD/Blu-Ray:circles

. . . but with the wedding, we haven't had a chance to do that yet.

. . . and I got her a damn heart with damn candy in it like I'm damn supposed to.:lookaroun

[Lindz]

We ended up doing exactly what we planned. Dinner on Saturday night at Kobe's Japanese Steakhouse. Yesterday morning we slept in, exchanged gifts (he got a cookbook, some drill bits, and some Reese's hearts, I got a box of Godiva truffles :love) and cards, and then were just kinda lazy around the house for a bit before going to see a friend of ours. It was a lovely, low-key Valentine's Day and I wouldn't have changed a thing!

[tigsmom]

I'm getting my proof of car insurance in my valentine...:lookaroun

I believe there was a little extra something deposited in your bank account courtesy of your father :lookaroun

got a card and a Dove chocolate bar, he got a card and a nice dinner. He made me dinner on Saturday

[figmentmom]

I believe there was a little extra something deposited in your bank account courtesy of your father :lookaroun

got a card and a Dove chocolate bar, he got a card and a nice dinner. He made me dinner on Saturday

Yay for Dad!!! Sounds like it was a nice weekend, Mad. :flower

[Christy]

I did exactly what I said, went to the convention center in Dayton :lol Big mistake! That was the worst organized tournament I have ever been to!

[Katie4075]

I believe there was a little extra something deposited in your bank account courtesy of your father :lookaroun



Very true! Made getting medicine easier. I just love that he sent my insurance in my card.

[BeeJay]

Lish's chicken "sausage" lasagna (still a little iffy on that whole concept myself) :lookaroun

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs269.ash1/19645_332745986114_600711114_4652667_368073_n.jpg

(You were linking directly to Facebook instead of the actual image source) :tongue :bag

[aliciakatherine]

Lish's chicken "sausage" lasagna (still a little iffy on that whole concept myself) :lookaroun

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs269.ash1/19645_332745986114_600711114_4652667_368073_n.jpg

(You were linking directly to Facebook instead of the actual image source) :tongue :bag

:lol my hero! :)

[maggiegrace1]

I got a beautiful card that made me cry, The Time Travelers Wife DVD and a gift card to get a Coach purse this weekend..:D

[tigsmom]

Sounds great Dana! Do you have a specific purse in mind or just going shopping?

[Doug11]

I read the Time Traveler's Wife for the SM book club. :lookaroun

I really want to see the movie - sounds like a romantic Valentine's present. :)

[LinHoov]

Nothing too crazy here. We decided to go out to dinner Saturday night instead of Sunday, since it will be less expensive. Also, we're not doing anything crazy in terms of gifts. I'm planning on getting him some drill bits he wants and a book he'd like. I told him not to go overboard on me either.

You know, if you wait until the 15th or 16th, the candy is at least 50% off.

[LinHoov]

Linda and I are going to do our traditional Valentines trip to the Best-Buy so we can each pick out a DVD/Blu-Ray:circles

. . . but with the wedding, we haven't had a chance to do that yet.

. . . and I got her a damn heart with damn candy in it like I'm damn supposed to.:lookaroun

He told me "no candy" . He said he didn't want any candy. We were going to wait until we got back from the wedding weekend, and then buy each other a DVD. But then he went out and got me candy. So I went ot the store today and got chocolate candies in a heart for 50% off. :flower
Then we went to BestBuy and bought each other a DVD of our choice.
Then we went to Cracker Barrel and pigged out. It was nice because hardly anyone was there. I was all happy right next to the fire (we have a lot of snow here) and Gary grumbled about being too hot.
Then I finished off my beverage and stole his.
It was great.

[LinHoov]

I got a beautiful card that made me cry, The Time Travelers Wife DVD and a gift card to get a Coach purse this weekend..:D

Oh, is this movie good? I wanted to see it.

[Garyhoov]

He told me "no candy" . He said he didn't want any candy. We were going to wait until we got back from the wedding weekend, and then buy each other a DVD. But then he went out and got me candy. So I went ot the store today and got chocolate candies in a heart for 50% off. :flower
Then we went to BestBuy and bought each other a DVD of our choice.
Then we went to Cracker Barrel and pigged out. It was nice because hardly anyone was there. I was all happy right next to the fire (we have a lot of snow here) and Gary grumbled about being too hot.
Then I finished off my beverage and stole his.
It was great.

Happy valentines day.:tongue

[figmentmom]

He told me "no candy" . He said he didn't want any candy. We were going to wait until we got back from the wedding weekend, and then buy each other a DVD. But then he went out and got me candy. So I went ot the store today and got chocolate candies in a heart for 50% off. :flower
Then we went to BestBuy and bought each other a DVD of our choice.
Then we went to Cracker Barrel and pigged out. It was nice because hardly anyone was there. I was all happy right next to the fire (we have a lot of snow here) and Gary grumbled about being too hot.
Then I finished off my beverage and stole his.
It was great.


A great day, after all. :flower (Especially the finishing-off-his-beverage part. :rotfl)

[maggiegrace1]

Did not watch it yet..I heard it was good..I will let you know..plan on watching it this week..:D

[Garyhoov]

Did not watch it yet..I heard it was good..I will let you know..plan on watching it this week..:D

Pssst, Dana, If you say it wasn't any good, I'll make it worth your while.:whistle

[figmentmom]

Pssst, Dana, If you say it wasn't any good, I'll make it worth your while.:whistle

:rotfl Gary, at this rate, you're going to owe Linda a whole lot more than candy, a DVD, and dinner at the Cracker Barrel next year. I'm thinking Paris. :D