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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 19:41:16 GMT
We are going out the night before. Valentine's Day is DS birthday and Ash Wednesday all rolled into one. So no meat for us that night!
Easter is April Fools and Hubby's birthday. This has never happened in our family before.
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Post by cmpeter on Feb 12, 2018 19:42:28 GMT
Dh and I go out to eat at a favorite restaurant. This year it’s a Vietnamese place in Seattle (Monsoon). We don’t do gifts or cards anymore. Just alone time. :-)
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Post by psiluvu on Feb 12, 2018 19:44:04 GMT
We will have a rushed meatless quiche because it is Ash Wednesday and DS has to timekeep hockey games from 5:15 to 8;15. By the time I get home with Ds Dh will be sleeping because he works midnights. DD is coming home from University for reading week on Saturday so we will have lots of great meals when she is here. She has already requested surf and turf and spaghetti with homemade meat sauce. I will buy DH and Ds a chocolate heart and will probably get some roses. Some years it is a bigger deal than normal but this year just the same old weekday routine.
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Post by smartypants71 on Feb 12, 2018 19:50:21 GMT
We already celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday. I had a very stressful week last week due to work and DS's shenanigans at school, so SO wanted to make the day all about me. He got me a new necklace from Tiffany that matches a bracelet he gave me a couple years ago. Then we went to IPic to see 50 Shades, ate there as well, and then met a couple afterward. HOWEVER, my DS put a damper on things when I came home and surprised him and a bunch of kids having a party at my house!
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Post by Zee on Feb 12, 2018 19:52:37 GMT
Only sort of...I'll be taking an exam early in the day and will probably need a glass of wine once I see my score. But I have two heart-shaped deep dish Chicago pizzas from Giordano's on their way to me in PA via FedEx, and a box of Fannie May mint meltaways in a Wrigley Field tin, so dinner at least will be great! Completely off topic but have you tried the Alpine Spice wine that's local to this area? If not run don't walk to your nearest state store lol. I found it when we went the a wine festival last year and I've been hooked! I haven't heard of it, I'll look next time I'm near the store! thanks!
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Post by gar on Feb 12, 2018 19:57:39 GMT
My Mum is going to have tests for possible dementia on Wednesday so I’ll wait before celebrating. Sorry to be downer 😕
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Post by Mel on Feb 12, 2018 19:59:36 GMT
Since it's Ash Wednesday our big plans are to go to the church "Potato Bar" and then church service. Yippee... LOL
I have a small gift & card for each day this week. I had a REALLY tough time coming up with gifts though. I wanted something different but that he'd like.
Mon- Card & bag of SF Reece's PB cups (he doesn't eat sugar) Tues- Card & Iowa Hawkeyes shirt Wed- Card & a Leveling kit for his new truck (I know, I know... where's the romance!? But, I know he will love it because I took the initiative to research what to buy, etc) & another bag of SF Reece's PB cups
I don't really care much about the lack of dinner out. Although, since I eat keto, the only thing I'll be "able" to eat at the church thing is broccoli! LOL
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Post by azredhead on Feb 12, 2018 20:00:47 GMT
Dh just asked me what we wanna do for dinner for that night. We usually just like to eat and do take away. I don't usually like flowrs but I am a sucker for chocolate. DH aleady bought a sm pack of the candy stuff I like. We usually do something pasta for me and steak for him.
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Post by Belle on Feb 12, 2018 20:02:39 GMT
Both of our kids have youth group on Wednesday night so we will keep things pretty low key. I am planning on getting/making the Papa Murphy’s heart shaped pizza. Not sure about dessert yet - kids have Thursday and Friday off of school so we might take them out for ice cream after their youth group.
Instead of a box of heart shaped chocolates, everyone is getting a red themed basket of things they love (Doritos,Gatorade, Kit Kat bar etc). We still have a TON of chocolate leftover from Christmas so I was trying to think of something a little different.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Feb 12, 2018 20:05:45 GMT
The 14th is also DH's birthday so we have a double celebration. We gave up going out for dinner several years ago. The restaurants are over crowded for several days and service just isn't as good. Around here, they all do a set menu as well which I am not a fan of. I'll do something nice for dinner and most likely DD will come over as she isn't seeing anyone this year. I did suggest to DH that I meet him downtown for lunch. He's swamped at work with a project so not sure if he'll be able to get away or not.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 20:12:26 GMT
No plans. We only celebrate any holiday if I do the work, but the gifts, etc. and after getting upset at Christmas because I was the one getting him gifts knowing he wasn’t getting me anything, I decided to stop putting forth the effort. Then I’ll have no reason to be pissy.
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Post by mikklynn on Feb 12, 2018 20:14:31 GMT
That's an AWESOME way to celebrate. Have you tried Lou Malnati's pizza? Yes, I used to live there and Malnati's was my grandpa's favorite. But the last few times I tried both, I actually preferred Giordano's, and they'll ship to me in PA. Are you familiar with Quad-City style pizza? That's actually where I'm from and it's spreading. Harris/Frank's are king in the QC. There is a place in Chicago called Roots that does QC style. I like to go there when I'm back visiting, if I can't make it to the QC for some Harris pizza. How funny - I JUST heard about Quad-City pizza and thought "that's a thing?" People are very loyal to their pizza! We spent a year traveling to Chicago for DH's medical care and tried a lot of fabulous restaurants.
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Post by mikklynn on Feb 12, 2018 20:16:21 GMT
My Mum is going to have tests for possible dementia on Wednesday so I’ll wait before celebrating. Sorry to be downer 😕 Good luck, gar. My mom is being treated for short-term memory, possible dementia. My dad told us, but obviously we see some issues. We "aren't supposed to know", as my mom is very secretive about her health.
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Post by buddysmom on Feb 12, 2018 20:16:35 GMT
Nothing here. I go back and forth on whether or not I want to do anything for Valentine's Day. Luckily for dh, I give him plenty of notice. He'll comply with pretty much whatever I ask, except for making dinner reservations. For some reason he'll skip the reservations and think we can just show up somewhere and get a table. @@ We have been married for 30+ years and my husband still does that. You would think he would learn. So we go to one restaurant, 2 hour wait, leave go to the next, wait is too long, next, next, next. Finally it's past 8:00 and we end up at the worst restaurant in town--because it's the worst place, they have openings. Vent over- I'll cook this year.
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on Feb 12, 2018 20:22:33 GMT
We usually do a nice dinner at home with the kids but I don't get home from work this time until 7. Just not feeling it. I've got a serious case of February blahs this year. Off to fantasize about beaches and check last minute vacations I can't really take. That seems masochistic, doesn't it?!
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Post by jenjie on Feb 12, 2018 20:31:55 GMT
I was invited out for the evening with my Hope girls, there are 7 of us now. But I’m fighting the flu. Coming on the upside, I don’t feel like death today so that’s good! Somebody offered to pick me up if I feel well enough to go but not drive.
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Post by ametallichick on Feb 12, 2018 20:33:06 GMT
I’ve been with my dh for almost 27 years, married almost 23 and weve never been huge on Valentines Day stuff. It seems like we did more stuff when the kids were little, which makes no sense. Now that they’re grown we have more money and time and we don’t do anything 😐 Last year I made nice steaks and I’ll probably do something similar this year (even though I just made them Saturday night). And my dh loves brownies so I’ll make him some.
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Post by StephDRebel on Feb 12, 2018 20:38:49 GMT
We had a fancy schmancy reservation yesterday but had a virus instead. Well, that sucks! on the schmancy dinner!! Eh, i was paying for this one, I made him fancy schmancy chicken noodle soup and put the leftover $$ in the vaca fund. Looking at the bright side
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Post by Nink on Feb 12, 2018 20:40:16 GMT
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Post by andreasmom on Feb 12, 2018 21:12:58 GMT
No meat dinners here...it's also Ash Wednesday This.
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Post by pmm on Feb 12, 2018 21:19:49 GMT
I'll be at work. It's my last night on the night shift. I start day shift the following week. I'm going to dearly miss some of my coworkers, but I need to go to days for my sanity.
No sweet heart at my house so, I've already bought myself two bags of Dove chocolates.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 12, 2018 22:34:39 GMT
Only sort of...I'll be taking an exam early in the day and will probably need a glass of wine once I see my score. But I have two heart-shaped deep dish Chicago pizzas from Giordano's on their way to me in PA via FedEx, and a box of Fannie May mint meltaways in a Wrigley Field tin, so dinner at least will be great! I LOOOOVE Giordano’s pizza! Especially the deep dish. Mmmmm!
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Post by cindyupnorth on Feb 12, 2018 22:42:24 GMT
I’ve been with my dh for almost 27 years, married almost 23 and weve never been huge on Valentines Day stuff. It seems like we did more stuff when the kids were little, which makes no sense. Now that they’re grown we have more money and time and we don’t do anything 😐 Last year I made nice steaks and I’ll probably do something similar this year (even though I just made them Saturday night). And my dh loves brownies so I’ll make him some. Now isn't that the truth? I have thought about this a lot lately. Seems like in the start of our relationship/dating, we would plan ahead, go the extra mile. Then kids, and in the beginning you were too tired to do anything, then Vday became all about the kids. School, vday boxes, and filling out valentines. Then the kids got older, and it was still sort of about them, but you would maybe fix a nice dinner for all of you. Now my 2 girls are grad'd college, and it's just us, and we are back to the 2nd stage. We missed the new relationship one. We are like new parents, just old and tired now, and no kids.
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Post by mom2rjcr on Feb 12, 2018 23:42:26 GMT
24 years ago, DH and I met on a blind date on Feb. 13th. He liked me so much that he asked me out for Valentine's Day and I agreed. So now every Feb. 13th we go out for a really nice dinner. This year I took Valentine's Day off from work. We are going out for a fancy dinner and then spending the night at a really nice hotel. Wednesday we have a couples massage scheduled. I can't wait!
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 12, 2018 23:45:53 GMT
All I request is that I don't have to cook. We exchange cards and usually buy something for the house. This year we got a pup, so no house gifts. Our anniversary is a week after VD, so we do the same thing for our anniversary. Card, meal out, buy something we need for the house. I'd like to think I am pretty low maintenance for VD and our anniversary.
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Post by librarylady on Feb 12, 2018 23:56:19 GMT
2 retired folk...... We rarely go out on the 14th. Refuse to be overcharged as proof of love. DH will prepare a steak meal for the two of us.
For 3-4 years a gourmet food group prepared a meal at our church. The youth set it up as a fund raiser. Romantic setting, excellent food and the kids got the money for their mission trip. Teenagers were the wait staff. One nice thing--singles were mixed in with couples at a group table and therefore not left feeling alone and unloved. If a couple wanted to request a table for 2 that could happen also. I'm sad the food club disbanded and left us back on the commercial market.
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Post by genny on Feb 13, 2018 0:02:08 GMT
We get together every year with another couple and usually just go to a nice dinner, do a little bar hopping and stay in a nice hotel downtown - we keep everything in walking distance or hitch a ride with one of the golf cart guys on broadway or get a horse drawn carriage if there's one available (usually only on big holidays).
This year we drove up to Senoia to eat at Nic and Norman's and stayed in a B&B. Had a FABULOUS TIME. DH & I have been to senoia and seen all the TWD sites up there, but our friends had not. It rained just about the whole time but we made the best of it. Ate like it was our last day and drank like we were in college. Had the best time and we're still laughing on our group text!
Hope everyone has a blast!
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Post by kels99 on Feb 13, 2018 0:36:51 GMT
No big plans. I'm making lasagna for dinner (as requested by both DH and DS) and some heart shaped sugar cookies for dessert.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 2:35:54 GMT
While we will give each other lovey dovey cards, maybe a treat, we skip going out. Some places are doing a limited menu on Valentine's and then add a premium for the holiday. One place we like is doing a 4 course dinner but you don't get a choice. The main dish is fish. I don't eat fish.
It's a roast for dinner and a little treat for us. I'm thinking about making brownies with raspberry and maybe a drizzle? That time of the month is coming up so the chocolate craving is getting into high gear. Perfect timing!
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Feb 13, 2018 9:07:58 GMT
Some lovely plans posted here.
DH and I are in a very romantic hotel, just got back to the room after a late breakfast, the Maitre 'D explained they are having a lovely set meal tomorrow night, with live classical music. I think we will be better off with dinner in our suite though; DH's late Dad was born on Valentine's day, it is now a sad reminder.
Wishing all the pea loving couples a special day.
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